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Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Sanderson was transported on the Indefatigable, departing 30th Sep 1814 and arriving 26th Apr 1815 with 202 passengers.
The Indefatigable was built at Whitby. She was square-rigged three masted ship of 549 tons and had three decks; a length of 127 ft. and a beam of 31ft. 8ins. (Details of the 1812 sailing are to be found under separate listing for Indefatigable and Minstrel.)
Indefatigable (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 185 (94) |
| 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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"4th Great Grandfather"
"Thomas is my 5x great-grandfather"
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Family connections for Thomas (Sanderson) are: SAUNDERSON Thomas (Saunderson) was born in 1745. He married Elizabeth (???). He died in 1814 age about69. Elizabeth (???) was born in 1752. She died in 1822 age about70. Thomas (Saunderson) & Elizabeth (???) produced perhaps 1child: 1.Thomas (Sanderson/Saunderson) was born about 1783 in Warwickshire & became a joiner. He was tried for stealing a mare of John (Humphries) at Shropshire Assizes on 23 3 1814, sentenced to death reprieved to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 4 1815 after a voyage of 6months on INDEFATIGIBLE; he was 5'11.5" rudy complexion light brown hair hazel eyes. He married Isabella (Clarkson her fourth marriage) on 21 8 1815 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He was Free by Servitude by 1824. He was issued an initial Ticket of Leave; & another on 31 5 1826 for Parramatta. He was recorded in 1836 as a labourer. He was issued his Certificate of Freedom on 20 11 1837. He died in 1838 age55. ] [Some details taken from this Website] ..Isabella (Clarkson) was born about 1788. She was tried for stealing linen probably at Old Bailey, sentenced to 7years, held at Middlesex gaol delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 16 11 1808 after a voyage of 8months on SPEKE. She had a first relationship (1of4) with Joseph (Brinkley). She had a second relationship (2of4) from 1810 with Richard (Lyons his second relationship). She had a third (3of4) relationship with James (McGowan). She died in 1876 age88 mother of maybe 12known children. [Some details taken from this Website] ..Details of Elizabeth (Clarkson)s family are given in entry for James (McGowan BRITANNIA 1797). References: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. Wednesday se'nuight, thc commission for holding the Assizes for Salop, was opened ... The ten following prisoners received sentence of Death received sentence of' death ; ... Thos. Sanderson, for stealing a mare, the property of John Humphreys:... Chester Chronicle, 1 April 1814.
Thomas Sanderson was listed as 36 years old on arrival. Native Place: Warwick. Thomas was 5'11½" tall, ruddy complexion, light brown hair, hazel eyes. 31/5/1826: TOL Parramatta. This was in lieu of a previous TOL (do not have date of). 20/11/1837: COF Isabella Clarkson arrived per 'Speke' 1808.
Father: Thomas Saunderson 1745-1814 Warwicksire Mother Elizabeth Saunderson 1752-1822
Tried and convicted at the Salop Assizes on 23rd March 1814, sentenced to transportation for life. Left England mid October 1814. Ship:- the 'Indefatigable' sailed with 200 male convicts on board of which 2 died during the voyage. Arrived on 26th April 1815. Married convict Isabella Clarkson ('Speke I' 1808) on 21st August 1815 at Parramatta, they had 8 children beyween 1817-1830. Citation details: No 479 Thomas Sanderson prisoner per Indefatigable age 32 of the parish of St John Parramatta and Isabella Clarkson free age 27 were married in this church by banns this 21 day of August 1815 by me Samuel Marsden Thomas signed the register and Isabella made her X mark in the presence of John Farley and Leticia Wright who both made their X marks in the register