Thomas Sheridan

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 10 years

Crime:	Sedition
Convicted at:	Ireland, Cavan
Sentence term:	10 years
Ship:	Neptune
Departure date:	18th April, 1849
Arrival date:	5th April, 1850
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land. [Originally for Cape of Good Hope, however due to anti-convict sentiment, ship eventually sailed for Van Diemen's Land.]
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 305 other convicts

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 9 (6)
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 Project.

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D Wong on 27th May, 2014 wrote:

Thomas Sheridan was given a Conditional Pardon on arrival in VDL.

14/10/1852: Was a steerage passenger per ‘Swift’ Launceston to Melbourne.

Mary Jane O'Meara on 27th May, 2014 made the following changes:

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