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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Norris was transported on the Lord Sidmouth, departing 20th Sep 1818 and arriving 11th Mar 1819 with 160 passengers.
A Barque built in Jersey (Briton) 1815. Tonnage 194. Built by Matthew le Boeuf. Three (3) voyages to Australia transporting convicted persons. (The 1821 does not yet have complete details on this web site.)
Lord Sidmouth (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 90 |
| 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
old Bailey On-Line Born; 1803 Tried; 6 May 1818. Tried at Old Bailey, London. Accused of highway robbery (feloniously assaulting Henry Wigginton , in a certain passage near the king's highway, on the 25th of April, at St. john, Clerkenwell, putting him in fear, and taking from his person, and against his will. one watch-case, value 2l., the property of William Wigginton , the elder). Found guilty with recommendation. Sentenced to death. 1818 - 16 July. Sentence respited. Age; 15. 1819 - New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents Name: Thomas Norris Age: 18 Trial: 4 May 1818 - Middlesex Vessel: Lord Sidmouth - 11 Mar 1819 Native Place; London Ticket of Leave; 29/685