Thomas Knight

Thomas Knight, one of 220 convicts transported on the George the Third, 12 December 1834

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Thomas Knight
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	-
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	28th September, 1842
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 14 years

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Stafford Assizes
Sentence term:	14 years
Ship:	George the Third
Departure date:	12th December, 1834
Arrival date:	12th March, 1835
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 219 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 493 (248)
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Penny-Lyn Beale on 13th June, 2021 wrote:

New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters. Tasmania
Year; 1841
No; 480
Name; Thomas Knight - Ticket of Leave
Ship; George 3rd
Remarks; DIED; 28 Sept 1842

Convict Changes History

Penny-Lyn Beale on 13th June, 2021 made the following changes:

date of death: 28th September, 1842 (prev. 0000), gender: m