Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Michael Sanders was transported on the Theresa, departing 28th Mar 1845 and arriving 3rd Jul 1845 with 220 passengers.
Built 1834 at Calcutta. Wood barque of 497 Tons.
Theresa (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 266 |
| 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
Michael Dean Sannders (my 4th great grandfather) was a gypsy. His wife was Elizabeth Draper, and he was stepfather to her five children (Elizabeth's first husband, Abraham Light, had been transported to Australia for life in 1816) as well as having two sons of his own with Elizabeth. He was convicted of stealing meat at the Exeter Quarter Sessions on 31 December, 1844. On the 'Theresa' he was part of the 'probation gang'. He worked for B. Berthon at Cross Marsh, Tasmania. On 20 March 1849 he was granted a Ticket of Leave, but didn't take it up. He was released on 2 January, 1852, and returned to his family in England. He died on 17 August, 1892, in Wincanton, Somerset, England.