Thomas Mountford

Thomas Mountford, one of 261 convicts transported on the William Jardine, 09 August 1850

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Thomas Mountford
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1814
Occupation:	Potter
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 60 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 10 years

Crime:	Rape
Convicted at:	Stafford. Assizes at Stafford
Sentence term:	10 years
Ship:	William Jardine
Departure date:	9th August, 1850
Arrival date:	14th November, 1850
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 263 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 321 (162). Archives Office of Tas. Item:CON33-1-98
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

Iris Dunne on 4th August, 2017 wrote:

Tried: 16 March 1847, 10 years, Transported for Rape, Single, Stated the offence Rape on Elizabeth Cupid aged 11 yrs, Trade: potter, native Place, Newcastle, age 36

D Wong on 5th August, 2017 wrote:

Thomas Mountford was listed as 36 years old on arrival in VDL. He was 5’1 ¾” tall, fair complexion, light brown hair red whiskers, brown eyes, reads a little, single, under eyelid left eye been cut.

Brothers: James, John
Sister: Ann Burslam

25/5/1852: TOL
24/6/1853: CP

Convict Changes History

Iris Dunne on 4th August, 2017 made the following changes:

source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 321 (162). Archives Office of Tas. Item:CON33-1-98 (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page N