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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Rogers was transported on the Lord William Bentinck, departing 11th Apr 1838 and arriving 26th Aug 1838 with 321 passengers.
Lord William Bentinck (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 244 |
| 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
1846 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS Mullan, Susan. Ship/free: East London Marriage to: Rogers, Thomas Ship/free: Lord William Bentinck Permission date: 31 Jul 1846 1846 - MARRIAGE; Date of marriage: 21 Sep 1846. St Georges Church Mullen, Susan aged 22 years old Rogers, Thomas aged 32 years old Registered: Hobart
Thomas Rogers was tried at the Central Criminal Court (The Old Bailey) and convicted of stealing a cloak valued at 15 shillings. He was transported to Tasmania for 14 years and he left the U.K on the 14th of April 1838 on board the Lord William Bentick. He arrived on 26th August 1838 and worked at the Sandy Bay road gang in Hobart. He had a very colourful life in Tasmania and unfortunately had many other offences added to his sentence. Including drunk and disorderly, absent from his post, further thefts, disobeying orders as well as several other offences. Generally his punishment included solitary confinement for up to 50 days, hard labour on the roads in chains, up to 36 lashes as well as having his sentence extended up to 2 years. He clearly wasn't happy being there. In the end he was sent to Port Arthur for the final 2 years of his sentence. In 1846 he married fellow convict Susan Mullan in Westbury and together they had a number of children. He died of natural causes in 1876 at Westbury.