Thomas Maher

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Thomas Maher
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1830
Occupation:	Tailor
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 10 years

Crime:	Cow stealing
Convicted at:	Ireland. Tipperary
Sentence term:	10 years
Ship:	Blenheim
Departure date:	29th July, 1851
Arrival date:	31st October, 1851
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 11 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Tasmanian Archives - convict records
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Community Contributions

Nell Murphy on 8th August, 2017 wrote:

Thomas MAHER was convicted at Tipperary, Ireland in January 1848 for cow stealing. Previous offence for stealing a jacket. 10yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) per the ship ‘Blenheim’ arriving 31 Oct 1851.

Aged 21yrs; 4’0 1/2” height; a tailor; fair complexion; dark brown hair; grey eyes; single man.
Native place: Co. Tipperary, Ireland.

VDL:
21 months Probation Period.
Prison Barracks, Hobart.
23 Aug 1852: Drunk. 7 days solitary confinement.

Convict Changes History

Nell Murphy on 8th August, 2017 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 10 years, voyage, source: Tasmanian Archives - convict records (prev. ), firstname: Thomas, surname: Maher, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 0000, date of death: 0000, gender: m, occupation, crime