Thomas Kersey

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Thomas Kersey
Aliases:	Kershaw
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1814
Occupation:	Soldier
Date of Death:	15th November, 1839
Age:	25 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 53 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Desertion from the army'
Convicted at:	Dublin Court Martial
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Waverley
Departure date:	22nd February, 1839
Arrival date:	17th June, 1839
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 39 other convicts

References

Primary source:	http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/convicts.htm
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Community Contributions

D Wong on 7th June, 2017 wrote:

31/7/1838 Freeman’s Journal Dublin, Republic of Ireland:
Private Thomas Kersey, of the 73d depot, has been sentenced by a general court martial to seven years transportation, for desertion.

Thomas Kersey was 27 years old on arrival in NSW, his native place was Kings County, he was single.

Occupation: Soldier/Sawyer.

15/11/1839: Convict Death Register: Listed as KERSHAW - Thomas died at the Sydney Hospital aged 27. (He was not listed as being unwell on the Medical Journal of the Waverley).

Convict Changes History

D Wong on 7th June, 2017 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/convicts.htm (prev. ), firstname: Thomas, surname: Kersey, alias1: Kershaw, alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1814, date of death: 15th November, 1839, gender: m, oc