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Crime
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Transportation
Thomas Hyham was transported on the Champion, departing 24th May 1827 and arriving 17th Oct 1827 with 128 passengers.
Champion (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 184 |
| 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
At a general Sessions of the Peace and Gaol delivery, held at Hythe on Saturday, …. Thos …. — was indicted for a highway robbery on John Pendall, a seaman of the Coast Blockade, on the 1st November last. It appeared that the prosecutor was drinking at the Bell public-house with the prisoner, and several other persons ; and in going home to Fort Twiss, was dragged down upon the ground, and robbed of a silver watch, From the description he gave, the prisoner was suspected, and on a constable apprehending him, he escaped for an instant up a passage and hid the watch behind some bavins, —Guilty, sentence of DEATH recorded, Kent Herald, 11 Jan 1827.
Hulk Record: HO-9-1_3 Received from Hythe Gaol, 28 March 1827. Thos Hyham, age 19, Highway Robbery, Tried at Hythe, 6 Jan 1827, Life, To NSW 19 May 1827.
Criminal Petition. HO 17/25/1821827 Jan - 1827 Feb Prisoner name(s): Thomas Hyham. Prisoner details: Aged 20. Court and date of trial: General Sessions of the Peace, Hythe, Kent, 6 January 1827. Crime: Highway robbery, namely stealing a watch from John Pendall on 1 November 1826, together with another who absconded. Initial sentence: Death. Annotated (Outcome): Transportation for life. Petitioner(s): Ann Hyham of Hythe, widow, the prisoner's mother, undersigned by 71 inhabitants of Hythe and 11 members of the jury. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner is young; he got into bad company and was drunk when the offence took place; he is truly repentant; this is his first offence. Other papers: Covering letter for petition from S Marjoribanks of Albany, Piccadilly. Letter from William Tritton, deputy mayor of Hythe, stating that court considers prisoner a fit object for mercy. Evidence against the prisoner at trial taken by W T Boteler of Lincolns Inn, trial judge. Additional Information: John Pendall is a seaman on the coast blockade service.