Summary
Born
Jan 1812
Conviction
Horse theft
Departure
Jan 1834
Arrival
May 1834
Death
Sep 1877
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Personal Information
Name: Thomas Melsom
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1812
Death: 24th Sep 1877
Age at death: 65
Occupation: Groom
Aliases: Milsom, Melson
Voyage
Departed: 4th Jan 1834
Ship: Moffatt
Arrival: 9th May 1834
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land
Transportation
Thomas Melsom was transported on the Moffatt, departing 4th Jan 1834 and arriving 9th May 1834 with 400 passengers.
Moffatt (generic)References
| Primary Source | Ticket of Leave granted in July 1842 in Tasmania Source: The Courier (Hobart, Tas. : 1840 - 1859), Friday 1 July 1842, page 2 GOVERNMENT NOTICE. No. 169. Colonial Secretary's Office, 1st July, 1842. |
| 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
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Thomas Melsom (Melson/Milsom) was born in Glostershire abt 1812. Trade a Groom. Transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) as a convict for horse stealing (tried with Wm Rundle). Life sentence. Aged 21yrs. Single man. Arrived 9 May 1834. Assignments in Colony. Ticket of Leave approved.
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May have also been known as Thomas 'Milsom'. This person may have married an Irish famine orphan named Mary McReady who was shipped from Ireland to Port Phillip on the ship 'Derwent'.