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Transportation
Thomas Tassitier was transported on the Adelaide, departing 8th Aug 1849 and arriving 29th Nov 1849 with 304 passengers.
The 'ADELAIDE’ was built 1832 in Calcutta. Wood ship of 640 Tons. 1849 voyage: Departed London 17 Aug 1849. The convicted persons were then known as 'Exiles' because they had served part of their sentence in England and providing they were of good conduct were to be given a 'Ticket of Leave' or Conditional Pardon upon arrival in Australia. The 'Adelaide' arrived at Hobart, VDL on 29 Nov 1849 and disembarked 40 men. The ship then sailed to Port Phillip, Victoria but was refused entry and so sailed on to Port Jackson, New South Wales arriving there 24 Dec 1849. 1855 voyage: departed Portland, England on 19 April 1855, arriving Fremantle, Western Australia on 18 July 1855. 260 convicts, 1 death. The ship also carried 30 Pensioner Guards and their families.
Adelaide (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 91 (47) |
| 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
Arrived in VDL. Tasmanian Records. Adelaide Indent: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON14-1-38/CON14-1-38P230 and https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON14-1-38/CON14-1-38P231 See record for details.
One child. Names of brothers may in fact be Daniel & James. Sister: Biddy. May also have been known as Morris Tassiker.
Note: in Tasmania this surname appears to have changed to "Sturzaker". Wife: Hannah Mother: Martha Brothers: David & John Sisters: Jane & B..... Free Pardon 23/02/1857
Thomas Tassiker was 34 years old at the time of his trial at Lancaster on 9th December 1848.
All the records I found for Thomas were listed as "TASSIKER". Thomas was a 34 year old carder and was tried with a number of others at Liverpool in December 1848 and charged with "sedition and compassing or devising to levy war against the Queen". There were 9 English Chartists transported on the Adelaide and they were immediately granted tickets of leave on their arrival, and they were all pardoned 7 years later in December 1856. 6/12/1849: TOL 24/2/1857 (Hobart Mercury) Free Certificate. Thomas was still in the colony at this time, however I found no other records of him.