Name: | Thomas Kersey |
Aliases: | Kershaw |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | 1814 |
Occupation: | Soldier |
Date of Death: | 15th November, 1839 |
Age: | 25 years |
Life Span
Male median life span was 51 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
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 47 other convicts |
Primary source: | http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/convicts.htm |
Source description: |
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).
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
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