Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Needham was transported on the Maitland, departing 19th Mar 1840 and arriving 14th Jul 1840 with 307 passengers.
Built 1810 at Calcutta. Wood ship of 648 Tons.
Maitland (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 166 |
| 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
Thomas Needham was 15 years old on arrival - his native place was: Leicester. Thomas was illiterate, 5'4½" tall, sallow complexion, dark brown hair, brown eyes, scar on left eyebrow, another outside left eye, slight impediment in his speech, T x N inside lower right arm, small mole on upper left arm, scar on each knee. 1845: TOL Queanbeyan 30/3/1850: COF May have married Eleanor Dargin, St. Matthew's, Sydney, in 1852. If so he died aged 67 on 14/1/1878. **There was also a Thomas Needham who was an opal miner at Lightening Ridge, who died 1910.