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Voyage
Transportation
Thomas King was transported on the Lady Kennaway, departing 27th Oct 1834 and arriving 13th Feb 1835 with 307 passengers.
The 'Lady Kennaway' was built in Calcutta in 1817. A large ship of 584 tons. Transported convicted prisoners to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in 1834, via Cork, Ireland. Other voyages, to New South Wales, in 1836 and Van Diemen's Land in 1851. Image acknowledgement to Grosvenor Prints. Painted by J.W. Huggins.
Lady KennawayReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 397 (200) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Name: King, Thomas Record Type: Convicts Additional identifier: 2 Property: Port Arthur Penal Station Departure date: 10 Jun 1834 Departure port: Cork Ship: Lady Kennaway (1) Place of origin: Howden, Yorkshire Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 121 Remarks: Reconvicted as Thomas Riley Police number: 471 Index number: 40407 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1409566 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1409566
1833, 14 October: Tried for stealing fowls. He had previously been convicted for trespass (2 months' jail) and robbing a shop (6 months). He was single. 1843: Granted a Certificate of Freedom No. 745 (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-26$init=CON31-1-26p127).
NATIVE PLACE: Howden (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON18-1-10$init=CON18-1-10p142).