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Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Clarke was transported on the Lord Melville, departing 29th May 1830 and arriving 21st Oct 1830 with 176 passengers.
Ship Name: Lord Melville II Rig Type: S. Built: Quebec Build Year: 1825 Size (tons): 425
Lord Melville (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 375 (190) |
| 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
Sentenced at the Lincoln Assizes 6 March 1830: 'Thomas Clarke alias John Clary (23), ... Louth, was charged with stealing a bay horse, property of Mr W Maden, of Silk Will[oughby] and pleaded guilty, - a plea which no arg[ument] could induce him to change'. [Cambridge Chronicle and Journal 12 March 1830 p2 via Findmypast] He was sentenced to death, and apparently commuted to transportation for life. Born about 1807. Lincoln is his native place in the convict indent. Known as Thomas Clarke in most records, however he was known as John Clarke in his Ticket of Leave and Conditional Pardon. Year of birth 1807 comes from newspaper report of trial and convict indent however he is older in the 1837 convict muster. The following information comes from convict indent: native place Lincoln, age 23, no education, Protestant, married with 1 member in his family. His trade or calling is 'ploughman shepherd milks reaps & sows'. Description from convict indent: 5 feet 7 1/4inches, dark ruddy complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes. Raised scar on nose, small dark mole at top of forehead left side, straight diagonal scar at left side of nose on cheek. The convict indent also tells us that he was sent to Smith at Port Macquarie. In the 1837 muster, Thomas Clark age 41, ship Lord Melville 1830, is working for AC Innes in the Port Macquarie district. In May & Sep 1837 he sent latters to the Colonial Secretary requesting return of papers proving he is a widower & refers to an application from Rev John Cross for marriage to Mary Arnold per "Burrell". Mary Arnold however married William Hurford the following year. He obtained his Ticket of Leave 12 Dec 1839 and he is called John Clarke: John Clarke "Lord Melville" 1830 trial 6 March 1830 Lincoln Assizes. Allowed to remain in the District of Port Macquarie. (Note that the other John Clarke on the Lord Melville was tried at York & got his Ticket of Leave in 1843). He obtained his Conditional Pardon No.47/470 on 7 Sep 1847 and again he is refered to as "John Clarke" in the lists of Conditional Pardons.