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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Pullen was transported on the Pestonjee Bomanjee, departing 6th Sep 1845 and arriving 30th Dec 1845 with 300 passengers.
Built 1835 at Dumbarton, Scotland. Wood barque of 595 Tons.
Pestonjee Bomanjee (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 384 |
| 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
Hereford Adjourned Sessions. William Farmer, Thomas Pullen, and Benjamin Pullen, pleaded guilty to charge of housebreaking at Canon Froome.—Benj. Pullen, nine months' imprisonment: William Farmer and Thomas Pullen, six months' imprisonment. Hereford journal, 15 March 1843. ---------------------------------------------------- Thomas Pullen, aged 16, stealing a quantity of potatoes on the 22nd of April last, at Ashperton, the property of Samuel Drew. The prisoner received an unfavourable character, and was sentenced to seven years' transportation. Hereford Journal, 2 July 1845. -------------------------------------------------- The following convicts were removed to Millbank, pursuant their sentences of transportation at our recent County Sessions :-Thomas Pullen, for 7 years, George Leddington, James Challenger, for 10 years each; George Layton, for 15 years. Hereford Journal, 16 July 1845.
Family were very poor. On his first conviction in 1843 with his brother Benjamin of stealing bread, cheese and bacon. Thomas was sentenced to 6 months and Benjamin 9 months. He was sentenced to transportation after the second conviction for stealing potatoes