Thomas Nightingale

Thomas Nightingale, one of 289 convicts transported on the Thomas Arbuthnot, 06 January 1847

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Thomas Nightingale
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	-
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 15 years

Crime:	Forgery
Convicted at:	Central Criminal Court
Sentence term:	15 years
Ship:	Thomas Arbuthnot
Departure date:	6th January, 1847
Arrival date:	4th May, 1847
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land [convicts disembarked at Port Phillip, not Van Diemen's Land]
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 289 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Pentonville Prison Register, National Archives UK, HO24
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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Convict Changes History

Jillian Brewer on 13th May, 2019 made the following changes:

source: Pentonville Prison Register, National Archives UK, HO24 (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 141 (72)), gender: m, occupation, crime