Timothy Spence

Timothy Spence, one of 224 convicts transported on the Gilmore, 31 October 1831

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Timothy Spence
Aliases:	Spencer
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1797
Occupation:	Blacksmith/horse shoer
Date of Death:	18th April, 1835
Age:	38 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Felony
Convicted at:	York, North Riding Quarter Sessions
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Gilmore
Departure date:	31st October, 1831
Arrival date:	22nd March, 1832
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 224 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 215 (110)
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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Community Contributions

D Wong on 5th November, 2017 wrote:

9/4/1831 York Herald North Yorkshire, England:
CITY OF YORK SESSIONS
Timothy Spence (33) late of Pickering, committed as a rogue and vagabond but before the sessions it was discovered that he had committed a felony.

Listed as Timothy Spencer on VDL Records.
Conduct Record: Listed as ‘Spence’.

Timothy was listed as being 34 years old on arrival in VDL and was transported for ‘Stealing a sack and a quantity of oats.

Timothy was 5’9” tall, reddish brown hair, light grey eyes, stout made.
Wife Sarah at Pickering - 4 children, 2 children also stated.

1832 Muster: Assigned to Captain Leand
1833 Muster: Assigned to Mr. Geo. Eagle.

16/3/1835: Appointed to be a District Constable.

18/4/1835: Timothy died at HM Colonial Hospital - he was buried on the 20/4/1835 - Listed as ‘Spencer’ and aged 33 years.

Convict Changes History

D Wong on 5th November, 2017 made the following changes:

alias1: Spencer, date of birth: 1797 (prev. 0000), date of death: 18th April, 1835 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime