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Transportation
Thomas Standish was transported on the Larkins, departing 10th Aug 1829 and arriving 22nd Dec 1829 with 202 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Ship; Larkins, Captain Campbell, from Cork the 10th August, with 195 male prisoners. A Surgeon Superintendent, P. Sprout, Esquire. Arrived; 22 December 1829. Recapitulation; Mustered; 196. Died on Voyage; 3. Disembarked; 1. Total; 200
Larkins (generic)References
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Convict Notes
War Office Records. Registers Court Martial. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1606824491/view Private Thos. Standish, 36th Regt., Tried at Limerick, 27 Feb 1829, Laid before the King, 7 March 1829. charges, Desertion & losing necessaries. Sentence: Transportation as a Felon for 14 years & sent to New South Wales.
Thomas Standing continued to abscond: Absconded. StandishThomas, Larkins, 29-3170, 30, Lancashire, weaver and soldier, 5 feet 7 inches, dark and sallow comp., brown hair, hazel eyes, scar across point of chin, slight one on left cheek, T S on left arm at top, anchor on right arm, D under left armpit, from Australian Agricultural Company, Port Stephens, since December 29, 1836, third time of absconding. NSW Govt Gazette, 18 Jan 1837. LIST OF RUNAWAYS APPREHENDED DURING THE LAST WEEK. Standish Thomas, Larkins (2), Australian Agricultural Company, Upper William's River. NSW Govt. Gazette, 19 Sep 1838. StandishThomas, Larkins(2), 37, Lancashire, weaver, 5 feet 7 inches,. dark sallow comp., brown hair, hazel eyes, scar Across point of chin, slight one on left cheek, TS on left arm at top, anchor on right arm, D under left arm pit, from Hyde Park-Barracks on 29th March. NSW Govt. Gazette, 5 Apr 1844.
Absconded. Thomas Standish, Larkins, 22, Wearer, Lancashire, 5 feet 7, hazel eyes, brown hair, dark sallow complexion, scar across point of chin, slight one over left cheek, T S on left arm, at top, anchor on right, D under left armpit, from No. 5 Road Gang. NSW Govt Gazette, 27 Feb 1833. LIST OF RUNAWAYS APPREHENDED DURING THE PAST WEEK. Thomas Standish, Larkins, from No. 5 Road Party NSW Govt Gazette, 27 Mar 1833.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Thomas Standish, age on arrival, 22, per Larkins (2) 1829, Tried at Limerick, 1829, 14 years, for Desertion. DOB, 1807, native place, Lancashire England. Single. Protestant. Trade, Soldier weaver. Remarks: Colonial Sentence, Cockatoo Island.