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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 387 (195) |
| 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
1878 - Trial; Richmond. Vagrancy [as Thos Riley] 6 months hard labour
Name: King, Thomas Record Type: Convicts Additional identifier: 1 Departure date: 10 Jun 1834 Departure port: Cork Ship: Lady Kennaway (1) Place of origin: Newbury, Berkshire Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 121 Index number: 40406 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1409565 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1409565
TRIED: 8 April 1834 for stealing a quantity of iron (he describes it in his VDL Conduct Record as "old iron", and stated he had been "four or five times imprisoned before - twice for felonies, twice for assaults and once for highway robbery of which he was acquitted). His native place was Newbury (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON18-1-10$init=CON18-1-10p142). VDL Conduct Record: In 1839, his existing term of transportation was extended by 2 years. A further notation says he was not to be assigned "in or near Launceston". Granted a Ticket of Leave in September 1841 (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-26$init=CON31-1-26p127).