Summary
Personal Information
Crime
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Transportation
Thomas Tarrant was transported on the John Barry, departing 30th Apr 1819 and arriving 26th Sep 1819 with 147 passengers.
John Barry (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 145 (74). UK, Prison Hulk Register, Leviathan, 1801-1836. State Records Authority of NSW, Certificates of Freedom (NRS 12208) |
| 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 |
Claims
"Wife's direct line ancestor"
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Convict Notes
Family connections for Thomas (Tarrant) are: TARRANT ??? (Tarrant) produced perhaps 5children; boys 1.William (Tarrant/Farrant) was born about 1789 probably at Froxfield Yorkshire & became a farmer. He was tried w//1brother for stealing fowls w/4brothers & cousin Thomas (Pithouse) of William (Arkell) of Ashbury at Epiphany/Quarter Sessions Reading Berkshire in January 1819, sentenced to 7years, held at Reading, Abingdon or Bridewells gaols & on hulk LEVIATHAN at Portsmouth Hampshire from 26 1 1819 & arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 9 1819 after a voyage of 5months on JOHN BARRY; he was cousin of Thomas (Pithouse)-also transported on this ship. He died suddenly by the visitation of God on 2 3 1831 age about41 at Windsor. ..[Some details taken from this Website] ,, 2.Lewis (Tarrant/Farrant) was born about 1793 probably at Froxfield Yorkshire & became a general labourer. He was tried w//1brother for stealing fowls w/4brothers & cousin Thomas (Pithouse) of William (Arkell) of Ashbury at Epiphany/Quarter Sessions Reading Berkshire in January 1819, sentenced to 7years, held at Reading, Abingdon or Bridewells gaols & on hulk LEVIATHAN at Portsmouth Hampshire from 26 1 1819 & arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 9 1819 after a voyage of 5months on JOHN BARRY; he was cousin of Thomas (Pithouse)-also transported on this ship. ..[Some details taken from this Website] ,, 3.George (Tarrant/Farrant) was born about 1796 probably at Froxfield Yorkshire. He was tried w//2brothers for stealing fowls w/4brothers & cousin Thomas (Pithouse) of William (Arkell) of Ashbury at Epiphany/Quarter Sessions Reading Berkshire in January 1819, sentenced to 7years, held at Reading, Abingdon or Bridewells gaols & on hulk LEVIATHAN at Portsmouth Hampshire from 26 1 1819 & arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 9 1819 after a voyage of 5months on JOHN BARRY; he was cousin of Thomas (Pithouse)-also transported on this ship. ..[Some details taken from this Website] ,, 4.Thomas (Tarrant/Farrant) was born about 1798 at Froxfield Yorkshire & became a general labourer. He was tried w//2brothers for stealing fowls w/4brothers & cousin Thomas (Pithouse) of William (Arkell) of Ashbury at Epiphany/Quarter Sessions Reading Berkshire in January 1819, sentenced to 7years, held at Reading, Abingdon or Bridewells gaols & on hulk LEVIATHAN at Portsmouth Hampshire from 26 1 1819 & arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 9 1819 after a voyage of 5months on JOHN BARRY; he was cousin of Thomas (Pithouse)-also transported on this ship. He was issued his Certificate of Freedom no.016/4693 on 12 6 1826. He married Mary (McGuire) in 1832. He became a farmer then licensee of pub “The Five Alls†(1839–41) & later had a carrier business in Mudgee with his sons. He died on 27 2 1861 age about62 at Mudgee. ..[Some details taken from this Website] ..Mary (McGuire) was born in 1814. She was recorded in 1820 with her parents at Richmond. It may be she who was recorded in 1822 as (Wilson) with her mother at Windsor. She was recorded in 1825 with her parents at Richmond. She was recorded in 1828 with her father. She died on 15 5 1854 age about39. ..Details of Mary (McGuire)s family are given in entry for James (McGuire ROLLA 1803) on this Website ..Thomas (Tarrant/Farrant) & Mary (McGuire) produced 8children: ..11-8.??? (Tarrant/Farrant) ,, 5.Decimus (Tarrant/Farrant) was born about 1801 probably at Froxfield Yorkshire & became a general labourer. He was tried w//2brothers for stealing fowls w/4brothers & cousin Thomas (Pithouse) of William (Arkell) of Ashbury at Epiphany/Quarter Sessions Reading Berkshire in January 1819, sentenced to 7years, held at Reading, Abingdon or Bridewells gaols & on hulk LEVIATHAN at Portsmouth Hampshire from 26 1 1819 & arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 9 1819 after a voyage of 5months on JOHN BARRY; he was cousin of Thomas (Pithouse)-also transported on this ship. ..[Some details taken from this Website] This family were cousins of Thomas (Pitthouse) who is also on this ship. Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
At the Epiphany Sessions, held at Reading on Tuesday last, the following prisoners, from the Reading and Abingdon county gaol and bridewells at ..., were convicted of, and received sentence for, various offences : George Tarrant, aged 23, Thomas Tarrant, aged 20, and Decimus Tarrant, 18, labourers, for stealing a quantity of fowls from Wm. Arkell, at Ashbury—Seven years’ transportation. Windsor and Eton Express, 10 Jan 1819. William Tarrant, a, 30, and Lewis Tarrant, a 26, labourers, for stealing fowls from Wm. Arkell —Transported for seven years. Windsor and Eton Express, 10 Jan 1819.
Thomas Tarrant (b. 1798, Froxfield, Wiltshire, England) Birth: 1798, Froxfield, Wiltshire. Crime: Larceny (stealing chickens). Trial: Berkshire Quarter Sessions, 12 Jan 1819; sentenced 7 years. Transportation: John Barry, departed Portsmouth 30 Apr 1819, arrived Sydney Sep 1819. Ticket of Leave: 1825 (#25/277). Certificate of Freedom: 12 Jan 1826 (#016/4693). Marriage: 1832, Randwick, NSW – Mary McGuire (daughter of convict James Maguire). Eight children. Occupation: Farmer, later licensee of pub “The Five Alls” (1839–41); later carrier business in Mudgee with sons. Death: 27 Feb 1861, Mudgee, age 60.
Thomas aged 21, along with his four brothers William 29, George 24. Lewis 26 and Decimus 19 were sentenced to 7 years transportation for a felony at Reading on the 12th Jan 1819
The John Barry had arrived at Portsmouth on 16 April 1819 and on 20 April, 60 male convicts were embarked from the hulk Laurel and 80 from the hulk Leviathan in Portsmouth harbour. On 23 April 1819 two more convicts were sent on board the John Barry from the Leviathan. One of the passengers on board the John Barry was John Thomas Bigge, New South Wales’ first Royal Commissioner. The John Barry finally arrived at Port Jackson on Sunday 26 September 1819 (See my book The Campbelltown Convicts).
Hulk Ship Leviathan moored at Portsmouth - Offence: Felony with 4 brothers and cousin Thomas Pithouse, aged 21 COF No. 16/4693 dated 12 January 1826 TOL No. 277/1751