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Thomas Oldfield

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Summary

Born
Jan 1763
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
May 1787
Arrival
Jan 1788
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Thomas Oldfield
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1763
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Labourer - general

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Lancaster Manchester Boro' Quarter Sessions
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 13th May 1787
Ship: Friendship
Arrival: 21st Jan 1788
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Thomas Oldfield was transported on the Friendship, departing 13th May 1787 and arriving 21st Jan 1788 with 107 passengers.

This convict ship, being 274 tons and 75 feet long was one of the light weight ships in the fllet and was skippered by Master Francis Walton. Built in Scarborough in 1784, she carried 76 male and 21 female convicts. During her return voyage to England her crew came down with scurvy and with insufficient crew to man her, she was scuttled in the straights of Macassar. The survivors were transferred to the Alexander.

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Convict Notes

Eric Harry Daly avatar
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on 13th January 2013

Thomas Oldfield was tried at Manchester, Lancashire on 20 July 1786 for stealing three pieces of material with a value of 1 shilling. He was sentenced to transportation for 7 years and left England on the Friendship aged about 24 at that time (May 1787). His occupation was listed as labourer or woollen dresser.He left NSW in 1793. Partner in the original crime was sister Isabella Oldfield. Night watch member.