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Transportation
Thomas Ratcliffe was transported on the Speke, departing 5th Aug 1826 and arriving 26th Nov 1826 with 156 passengers.
Speke (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 49 (26) |
| 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
Absconded. 3. Ratcliffe Thomas, Speke, 20, Weaver, Manchester, 4 feet 11½, hazle eyes, light brown hair, fair comp. from Hyde Park Barrack. Sydney Gazette, 23 March 1830.
Hulk Records. HO-9-4-4. Page 23 Justitia Hulk Received 18 June 1826. From Euryalus Hulk. Thomas Ratcliffe, age 17, Felony. Tried at Salford, 20 Oct 1823, 7 years. Transported 26 July 1826. SALFORD MICHAELMAS SESSIONS. At these Sessions which commenced yesterday week, the following prisoners have tried, and received sentences prefixed to their names and offences. … To be transported 7 years.— ... Ratcliffe, coats from Messrs. Watkin, ... Manchester Mercury, 28 Oct 1823
Euryalus hulk record. HO-9-2-3 page 40 Received from Ganymede 22 Jan 1824. Thomas Ratcliffe, No 102. aged 15, felony, convicted at Salford, 20 Oct 1823, 7 years. How disposed of? - Justicia 18 June 1826 for NSW. The prison hulk, the Euryalus, an ex-frigate of the Trafalgar fleet, was moored at Chatham. Over the twenty years that this hulk serviced juveniles, about 2,500 boys of fourteen and under passed through. There were also considerable numbers of older boys both in the juvenile hulk and distributed among the other hulks. From the Euryalus, boys were transported both to New South Wales and to Van Diemen’s Land.