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Transportation
Thomas Lees was transported on the Nile, Canada And Minorca, departing 31st May 1801 and arriving 14th Dec 1801 with 305 passengers.
Nile, Canada And Minorca (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 300 |
| 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
In 1795 Thomas Lees, whitesmith, "late of Leeds", was convicted of the crime of Grand Larceny: on the night of Saturday 23 May or early in the morning of 24 May he had stolen a silver pint, the property of Thomas Knowles, of Langfield, inn-holder. Thomas was committed the following day, 25 May and confined in the gaol at York Castle. On 18 July 1795 at York Assizes he was found guilty and sentenced to 7 years transportation "beyond the seas". After his trial, Thomas was sent to Cumberland Fort, Langstone Harbour, near Portsmouth, and boarded one of the hulks ("Fortunee" and "Hospital"), age recorded as 32. Eventually, on 6 June 1801, after six years, and nearing the end of his sentence, he boarded the "Canada" which departed on 21 June 1801, in convoy with the "Nile" and the "Minorca", and arrived at Sydney in December, 1801. Marriage: 31 October 1803 at St John's, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia. Amy Staples and Thomas Lees were married at St Johns, Parramatta, by Samuel Marsden. They were both of the parish, and they both signed. Amy was a convict who had been transported on the Glatton, which had arrived in March 1803. Thomas and Amy had children: Ann b. 29 May 1804, d.1870; James b.1809, d.1879; Elizabeth b.12 April 1809, d.1826; Mary Ann b.6 Oct 1811, d. 1899; Thomas b. 22 Jan 1814, d. 1895; Jane 14 Oct 1816 d. 28 Oct 1816; Hannah b.1817 In the 1806 muster, Thomas Lees was listed as Free by Servitude, self employed Blacksmith; and "Emma" Staples, per ship Glatton, was listed as Prisoner, Ticket of Leave, living with Thomas Lee. In the 1814 muster, he was listed as free, off stores, and working as a smith. Death: Thomas Lees died on 30 September 1817 at Sydney New South Wales, Australia, and was buried 3 October 1817 at Sydney. His burial was registered at St Philip's Church of England, his age noted as 53. Death notice in "The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser", Saturday 4 October 1817:"On Tuesday last, Thomas Lee, Smith of King Street, an industrious inhabitant of the Colony for several years past, expired suddenly in Pitt Street. An inquest was convened on the occasion, whose verdict was - Death by the Visitation of God." Thomas Lees was buried in the Old Sydney Burial Ground, Sydney (where Sydney Town Hall now stands).