Name: | Thomas Scanlon |
Aliases: | none |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | 1799 |
Occupation: | - |
Date of Death: | 29th December, 1839 |
Age: | 40 years |
Life Span
Male median life span was 51 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to Life
Crime: | Horse theft |
Convicted at: | Ireland, Kerry |
Sentence term: | Life |
Ship: | Governor Ready |
Departure date: | 21st September, 1828 |
Arrival date: | 17th January, 1829 |
Place of arrival | New South Wales |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 196 other convicts |
Primary source: | Australia Convict Indentures (hand written) and the Warrants of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1828). |
Source description: |
Wendy Smith on 30th April, 2020 wrote:
The convict Indentures for Thomas Scanlon was 30 years old. He could read; religion Catholic; status single and a native of Kerry. He was a cripple(?). He was convicted of horse stealing at Kerry on 24 March 1828 and sentenced to life. He had no prior convictions. Physical attribute - Height 5 feet 8 inches; complexion ruddy and freckled; hair dark brown to grey and eyes grey. Transport number 179.
Assigned to Woolloomoolloo Road Party.
Comment on Indentures that he died at Port Macquarie on 29 December 1839.
Wendy Smith on 30th April, 2020 made the following changes:
convicted at, term: 99 years, voyage, source: Australia Convict Indentures (hand written) and the Warrants of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1828). (prev. ), firstname: Thomas, surname: Scanlon, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1799
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