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Summary

Born
Jan 1764
Conviction
Burglary (house breaking)
Departure
May 1787
Arrival
Jan 1788
Death
Jul 1799
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Personal Information

Name: Thomas Jones
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1764
Death: 6th Jul 1799
Age at death: 35
Occupation: Bricklayer

Crime

Crime: Burglary (house breaking)
Convicted at: Bristol Assizes
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 13th May 1787
Ship: Friendship
Arrival: 21st Jan 1788
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Thomas Jones was transported on the Friendship, departing 13th May 1787 and arriving 21st Jan 1788 with 107 passengers.

This convict ship, being 274 tons and 75 feet long was one of the light weight ships in the fllet and was skippered by Master Francis Walton. Built in Scarborough in 1784, she carried 76 male and 21 female convicts. During her return voyage to England her crew came down with scurvy and with insufficient crew to man her, she was scuttled in the straights of Macassar. The survivors were transferred to the Alexander.

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References

Primary Sourcehttp://www.firstlanding.com.au

Claims

"I am his gggg-granddaughter."

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Convict Notes

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on 12th January 2013

Thomas Jones was tried at Bristol, Gloucestershire on 30 March 1784 for burglary. He was sentenced to transportation for 14 years having been originally sentenced to death, and left England on the Friendship aged about 23 at that time (May 1787). His occupation was listed as bricklayer. Report from Dunkirk hulk was “tolerably decent and orderly”. Partner in the original crime was Jeremiah Leary.