| Name: | Thomas Rawsthorne |
| Aliases: | none |
| Gender: | m |
| Date of Birth: | 1795 |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Date of Death: | 15th June, 1837 |
| Age: | 42 years |
Life Span
Male median life span was 56 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 14 years
| Crime: | House breaking |
| Convicted at: | Lancaster Assizes |
| Sentence term: | 14 years |
| Ship: | Recovery |
| Departure date: | 30th July, 1819 |
| Arrival date: | 18th December, 1819 |
| Place of arrival | New South Wales |
| Passenger manifest | Travelled with 187 other convicts |
| Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 192 |
| 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 Project. |
Denis Pember on 20th May, 2017 wrote:
On arrival in the colony, Thoams was assigned to Pierce Collits (Convict, 1810, “Minorca”) as a convict labourer.
On February 2nd 1826 he was granted his ticket of leave (34/2170), his district stated as Bathurst.
Later that same year, he married Sohia Jane Collits, the daughter of Pierce on 30th October 1826.
Thomas and Sophia had three children; Thomas 1827, Joseph 1829 and James 1834.
Denis Pember on 20th May, 2017 wrote:
Sophia Jane then married Thomas Morris, the son of James Morris (Convict, 1801, “Minorca”) and Sarah Mitchell. Sophia and Thomas Morris had a further 6 children.
Denis Pember on 20th May, 2017 made the following changes:
date of birth: 1795 (prev. 0000), date of death: 15th June, 1837 (prev. 0000), gender: m
Denis Pember on 20th May, 2017 made the following changes:
occupation, crime
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