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Transportation
Thomas Shimmons was transported on the Bangalore, departing 1st Jan 1850 and arriving 30th Apr 1850 with 302 passengers.
Built 1843 at Jersey. Wood barque of 877 Tons.
Bangalore (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 164 |
| 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
4-Mar-1851: Thomas SKINMONS - Ticket of Leave 50/0342; On the recommendation of the Commissioner of Crown Lands Darling Downs. [NSW Archives: Ticket of leave butts, NRS-12202 Series Date Range 31-03-1827 to 13-12-1875, [4/4277; Reel 980] ] 12-Dec-1854: Thomas SKIMMONS - Certificate of Freedom; TL 50/342. [NSW Archives: Certificates of Freedom, 1823-1869, [4/4416; Reel 1027] ]
c1830: Year of birth calculated, stated aged 17, in 1849 Quarterly list in prisons and on hulks; TOL records also show him as born c1830 at Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. 27-Sep-1847: Thomas Shimmons, tile worker, living at Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, found guilty by his own confession sentenced to 7 years transportation. High Court, Ayr, Scotland. [National Archive Scotland, High Court of Justiciary processes, JC26/1847/251] 30-Sep-1849: Detained on Prison Hulk, York, at Gosport. [Great Britain Home Office & Australian Joint Copying Project & National Library of Australia & Library of New South Wales & Great Britain Public Record Office., "Quarterly list in prisons and on hulks, 1849, (File 99-101. AJCP Reel No: 5206)", York Convict Hulk at Gosport, Page 65] 25-Dec-1878: Possible death in Queensland, Australia. [QLD BDM 1879 C449 Thomas SImmons - -]