Thomas Breckenridge

Summary

Born
Jan 1781
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Aug 1836
Arrival
Dec 1836
Death
Jan 1857
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Personal Information

Name: Thomas Breckenridge
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1781
Death: 1st Jan 1857
Age at death: 76
Occupation: Blacksmith/turner

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Edinburgh Court of Justiciary
Sentence term: Life

Voyage

Departed: 27th Aug 1836
Ship: Eden
Arrival: 22nd Dec 1836
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Thomas Breckenridge was transported on the Eden, departing 27th Aug 1836 and arriving 22nd Dec 1836 with 306 passengers.

Built 1826 at London. Wood ship of 513 Tons.

EdenEden (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 373 (189)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

John McGowan avatar
Level 44
on 10th January 2023

In March 1836 at the High Court of Justiciary, Thomas Breckenridge stood trial for culpable homicide of his mother aged 84 years - on 26 January 1836 in the house at Duncan Street, Drummond Place, he attacked Jean Kay or Breckenridge by 'forcible squeezing or compressing her' resulting in none fracture ribs, whereby she died on 28 January 1836. The deceased had gone to live with her granddaughter at Duncan Street, and the accused had come to take her forcibly back to his home - see Legal Report in Swinton (1838) Report of Case Before the High Court and Circuit Court of Justiciary in Scotland from November 1835 to December 1837, Volume 1, p 153 for Case No.25 HMA-V-Thomas Breckenridge. See also McGowan, John (2022) Policing the Metropolis of Scotland, 1833-1861 (Edinburgh City Archives) Volume 1, p 1352.