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Thomas Poole was transported on the Calcutta, departing 31st Jan 1803 and arriving 4th Oct 1803 with 305 passengers.
HMS Calcutta was the East Indiaman Warley (1795), converted to a Royal Navy ship. This ship of the line served for a time as an armed transport. She also transported convicts to Australia. The French Magnanime captured Calcutta in 1805. In 1809, after she ran aground during the Battle of the Basque Roads and her crew had abandoned her, a British boarding party burned her. In 1803 the Calcutta sailed into Port Phillip bay where at least 4 convicts escaped , in Sydney in April 1804 it was reported that 8 had died on the trip. Of the four known escapees one was shot on escape, 2 turned back after 2 days to reattach to the group at the camp in bay before the boat left , one continued on ...into Australia's history books. At least 13 convicts were transferred on to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Australia.The ship also carried officers, wives and free settlers.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 335 (167) |
| 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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Marriage Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD36-1-1p80j2k Thomas Poole, Free, age 45 years, and Mary Maloney, Convict, per Braxenbury, age 25 years, were married 20 September by Banns, in district of Hobart. Both signed with their mark, X. Witnesses were S. Connelly and Sarah Wright. -------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Record. Conduct Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON40-1-7$init=CON40-1-7P16 No 24. Mary Maloney, per Broxbornbury1815, & Emu 1816. Tried at London, 1812, Life. July 31 1817. D. & Disy. Fined 5/-. July 23 1833. Ux Poole. Drunk & Disy. Fined 5/. Cond. Pardon 206. 26 March 1831. ---------------------------------------------------- Ux Poole – wife of Thomas Poole, per Calcutta, 1803.
Ten Founds Reward. LOST, or Stolen from the Undersigned, on the night of the 21st instant, at Green Ponds, sundry Bank Notes, and the under-mentioned cheques, viz.— Cheque drawn by W. H. Ellis on Commercial Bank for £32 10s., dated the 2lst March, payable to C. Roach or order; Ditto drawn by C. F. Salmon on Australian Bank for £12, payable to ditto; Any person restoring the above to the owner if lost, or giving such information as may lead to the discovery of the robbery if stolen, shall receive the above reward, THOMAS POOLE. Green Ponds, March 23, 1837. -------------------------------------------------- Burial Record in the parish of Green ponds. https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD34-1-2p031j2k Thomas Poole, Abode, Green Ponds, buried about August 1840, age 77, Ceremony performed by G. Otto, Chaplain.
Tasmanian Records. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON22-1-2P174JPG Per Calcutta, Thomas Poole, tried Gloucestershire G.D., 25 March 1801, Life. ---------------------------------------------------- ASSIZES, There were so many prisoners take their trial at Gloucester Assizes, which commenced Wednesday se’nnight, that Mr. Justice Lawrence did not close his commission until the afternoon Friday last, sentence of death was passed the following offenders, 9 in number, viz, ... Joel Try, and Thomas Poole, for house-breaking; ... London Courier, 13 April 1801.
married Mary Malony,a convict transported in the Broxenbury,they had 4 children Thomas was granted a conditional pardon in 1815. recieved a 30 acre land grant at Herdsman Cove.Also a grant of land at Green Ponds where he farmed successfuly.hesupplied meat to the Commissariat. Registrar describes him as 5'5"dark complection and dark eyes and dark eyes. His son Thomas Poole was a butcher in Liverpool St Hobart Town circa 1850.