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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Little was transported on the Norfolk, departing 12th May 1835 and arriving 28th Aug 1835 with 282 passengers.
1832 Voyage - Norfolk 3 from Ireland. Henniker - Master. William Clifford - Surgeon Superintendent. Total originally embarked; 200. Died on voyage; 5. Arrived in Sydney Cove 9 February 1832
Norfolk (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 52 |
| 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
Convicted 2/3/1835 for forging a bill of exchange for the sum of 49 pounds 13 shillings. Wife and children followed to Tasmania aboard the Charles Kerr, a ship supplied by the British Government to send families of convicts and single women to fill domestic positions in VDL. Granted an early Ticket of Leave on the death of his wife. Thos and son Francis were later to have several businesses which went bankrupt both in Victoria and NZ. Buried in a family plot at Dunedin Cemetery.
Married Jane Rice, 8 children Elizabeth Sarah, Francis Abraham, Rice Jane Rice, Amelia Adelaide, Samuel Health, Mary Andrews, Louisa Martha Townley, Fanny Maria. Wife died in childbirth 1843. Thomas married wifes sister Sarah Edmunds Rice. Thomas died in Dunedin New Zealand.