Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Thomas Camp Rollinson was transported on the Fame, departing 9th Oct 1816 and arriving 8th Mar 1817 with 201 passengers.
Fame (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 282 |
| 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 |
Claims
"Descended from Thomas's daughter Emma."
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Convict Notes
Jane and the children followed Thomas to the colony. They arrived on the "Lord Wellington" in 1820. Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: [Ref R1295] Rollinson, Thomas, GS, Fame, 1817, 14 years. Blacksmith at Richmond. 13½ acres all cleared and 11¼ cultivated. 4 horses 1 cow. #Also [Ref R1296] Rollinson, Jane, 35, CF, Lord Wellington, 1820.
Thomas Rollison was found guilty on 18 Mar 1816 for having in his possession a quantity of naval stores. A seven year sentence was given and he was sent to Australia on the " Fame" in 1817. The "Fame" was a 464 ton vessel and sailed from Spithead, England on 9 Oct 1816, taking 150 days to complete the voyage, arriving in Sydney on 8 March 1817. 200 male convicts left England, but 2 died during the voyage. The ship's master was Henry Dale.
Thomas Rollison was born at Stoke Dameral within the city of Plymouth in 1782. The son of John Roson/Rawlinson and Ann Soper and one of six children. The name Rollinson has altered through time and depended upon the persons writing down the name and on the accent it was spoken in. The name has varied from Rolson, Rawlinson. Rawingson, Rollingson as well as Tollison. The least obvious varient of Rolson, if spoken quickly in a west country accent could actually be Rollinson. Thomas married Jane Hobling in the Wesleyan Church at Stoke Dameral, Plymouth on 2 Feb 1805. Jane was the daughter of Josias and Jane Hobling, born in 1787 in Plymouth. Thomas and Jane had three children - John born 1807, Matilda Jane born 7-12-1808 at Plymouth Dock and Emma Camp born 12-5-1811.