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Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Gardiner was transported on the Aboukir, departing 24th Dec 1851 and arriving 20th Feb 1852 with 280 passengers.
816 ton barque built in Sunderland in 1846 by Dunbar & Sons. Master John Cowell. Sailed from Woolwich on 28 December 1851 with 279 men under the care of surgeon, Benjamin Bynoe.
Aboukir (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 317 (161) https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gardiner-4212 |
| 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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"Thomas is my 2nd great-grandfather"
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Convict Notes
Thomas Gardiner was baptised on 3 Jul 1829 in Burghill, Hereford, England. Father: Thomas Gardiner Mother: Anne. He was convicted and sentenced for Housebreaking, stealing a gun at the Worcester, Worcester Quarter Sessions, to seven years transportation to Van Diemen’s Land, Australia. He departed 7 Dec 1851 from London on 'Aboukir'. Thomas was described as Trade: Stone Cutter, Height: 5’5” tall, Age 23, Complexion: Fresh, Head: Oval, Hair: dark brown, Whiskers: do, Visage: Oval, Forehead: High, Eyebrows: Dark, Eyes: hazel, Nose: Medium, Mouth: Wide, Chin Medium, C of E, can R&W a little. When he arrived in Hobart Town, Thomas was sent to work for L G Harris, West Goulburn. Thomas Gardiner gained his Ticket of Leave on 5 July 1853. Thomas Gardiner (24) married Ann Cassady (1833-1884) (21) at St. George Church of England, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia on 15 Aug 1853 [5] [6] and their children were Thomas Gardiner (1853-), Female Gardener (1858-1907), Elizabeth Gardiner (1858-1874), Henry Gardiner (1859-), Richard Gardiner (1861-), Catherine (Gardiner) Hansen (1866-1945), Alice Gardiner (1868-) and George Alfred Gardiner (1871-). Thomas died on 7 January 1909 at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia [7] GARDINER. — On January 7, 1909, at Hobart, Thomas, relict of the late Ann Gardiner, in the 79th year of his age. Funeral will leave his daughter's residence, Murray-street, on Friday (This Day), the 8th inst., at 3 p.m., for Queenborough Cemetery. Family Notices (1909, January 8). The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), p. 1.
Married convict Ann Cassady (Aurora (2), 15 Aug 1853.