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Transportation
Thomas Rugglass was transported on the Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann, departing 31st Dec 1790 and arriving 9th Jul 1791 with 1265 passengers.
The Third Fleet consisted of 11 Vessels. Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Gorgon, Mary Ann, Matilda, Queen (from Ireland) Salamander and William and Ann. These vessels were provided by a private company; Camden, Calvert and King to ship convicts to the colony.
Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann (generic)References
| Primary Source | Old Bailey Transcript (Online Database). |
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Convict Notes
Thomas would then appear to have had arelationship with Mary Cook (Convict, Pitt, 1792). They had a daughter Elizabeth born 1801. Nothing else located.
In the colony, Thomas had a short term relationship with Mary Armstrong (Convict, Indispensible, 1796). They had a daughter Sophia born 1798. There appears no reference that I can locate of Mary or Thomas in the Musters. However, their daughter Sophia is recorded as marrying William Eggleton, the son of William Eggleton (First Fleet Convict, Alexander, 1788) and Mary Dickenson (First Fleet Convict, Lady Penryhn, 1788). William jnr and Sophia do appear in the 1828 census with their family.
7 Jul 1790: t17900707-2 (Old Bailey Online) THOMAS RUGLASS was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of June last, one great coat, value 30 s. the property of Thomas Letch. THOMAS LETCH sworn. I live at Temple-bar; I lost a great coat in Leadenhall-street , on the 19th of June, about nine in the evening; I was in a one horse chaise; I had it in Whitechapel, and missed it in Leadenhall-street; it lay in the head of the chaise behind, my daughter was with me; some gentleman called after me, and said I was robbed of my great coat, and he brought the prisoner to me; I never got the coat again. WILLIAM WILSON sworn. About nine o'clock, on the 19th of June, I saw the prisoner get up behind Mr. Letch's chaise; he took a great coat out, and gave it to his companion, who ran off with it on the opposite side of the way, to St. Mary-Axe; I was about seven yards off; the prisoner came on my side of the way; I immediately laid hold of him; a friend of mine called the gentleman, and he stopped, I asked him if he had lost any thing; he said yes, he had lost his great coat; I took the prisoner and delivered him to a constable, and he took him to the Compter; there was a coach behind the chaise, and his companion slipped under the horses heads and got off; I went to the Compter and saw him, I am sure he is the man. PRISONER's DEFENCE. I asked the gentleman what he stopped me for; there was a great crowd in the street; I never saw the coat. GUILTY, (Aged 17.) Transported for seven years. Tried by the London Jury before Mr. Justice WILSON. Thomas Rugglass was tried at the Old Bailey in London and sentenced to 7 years transportation arriving in Australia on the "Active" a ship of the Third fleet on 20 Sep 1791.