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Transportation
Thomas Taylor was transported on the Baring, departing 31st Mar 1815 and arriving 7th Sep 1815 with 302 passengers.
Baring (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 199 (101) |
| 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
Hopewell Pearson, Thomas Taylor, and Walter Barlow, for stealing two silver watches from the shop of Wm. Ingram, at Gloucester, were ordered to be transported for 7 years. Bath Chronicle, 25 Aug 1814.
After arrival in NSW, Thomas Taylor was transferred to Newcastle aboard "Elizabeth Henrietta" on 26 April 1820. He was assigned to W Bowman Esq. After completing his sentence, Thomas remained in the employ of William Bowman and in 1828 was his overseer on "Merutherie", Bowman's large property on the Talbragar River near Coolah. Thomas Taylor married an Aboriginal woman who had been given the name Ann O'Bryan. Together they had a son, also named Thomas Taylor. He was a legendary bushman and tracker. He tracked a mob of stolen cattle from Breeza Station to Orange Saleyards, and with the Station owner intervened before the cattle could be sold. His court testimony was pivotal in the conviction of the cattle thieves, who could not believe they had so successfully been tracked.