Summary
Born
Jan 1829
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Sep 1857
Arrival
Jan 1858
Death
Mar 1877
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Personal Information
Name: Thomas Shaw
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1829
Death: 13th Mar 1877
Age at death: 48
Occupation: Miner
Aliases: Barker, John
Crime
Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Yorkshire, Northallerton General Quarter Sessions
Sentence term: 6 years
Transportation
Thomas Shaw was transported on the Nile, departing 18th Sep 1857 and arriving 1st Jan 1858 with 271 passengers.
Nile (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 248. --0-- Edgar, W. (Bill) (2018), “The precarious voyage of her majesty’s convict ship ‘Nile’ to the Swan River colony, late 1857 – and the unexpected aftermath.” The Great Circle, 40(1), 20–43. |
| 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
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TRIAL: 1 July, 1856: Thomas Shaw, otherwise called John Barker, was convicted at Northallerton Midsummer Sessions of larceny after a previous conviction [in 1852 for burglary], and sentenced to 6 years' penal servitude (England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 for Thomas Shaw; England; Yorkshire - North Riding; 1856). --0--