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Thomas King was transported on the Recovery, departing 30th Jul 1819 and arriving 18th Dec 1819 with 189 passengers.
Built 1799 Batavia, 493 tons. 1823 voyage. Also arrived the same morning, (i.e. Thursday last) from Ireland, having sailed from the Cove of Cork on the 5th April, the ship Recovery, Captain Fotherley, with 180 male convicts, in tolerable health : no deaths on the passage. Surgeon Superintendent, Dr. Cunningham, R. N. The guard comprises a detachment of the 1st, or Royals, commanded by Captain Gill, who is accompanied by his Lady. Three free passengers come out by this conveyance, at the expence of the Crown. Sydney Gazette, Thurs 7 Aug 1823. 1835 voyage. Surgeon's general remarks. On 5th October 1835, the Guard embarked at Deptford, consisting of 1 staff, 1 subaltern, 2 sergeants, 1 drummer, 26 rank and file of the 28th Regiment, accompanied by 8 women and 4 children. On the 19th at Spithead we received on board 160 male convicts from the Leviathan and 120 from the York Hulk and in the 30th got under weigh, previous to which, the convicts were discharged to the hulks in consequence of their being a great nuisance on board. Source:The medical and surgical journal of HM convict ship Recovery for 5 October 1835 to 16 March 1836 by Alexander Neill, during which time the said ship was employed in passage to Sydney New South Wales
Recovery (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 193 (98) |
| 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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Family connections for Thomas (King) are: KING Thomas (King) was born about 1795. He was tried for grand larceny/stealing, on 10/17 3 1819, a coat of William (Bode) at Old Bailey on 21 4 1819, sentenced to 7years, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 18 12 1819 after a voyage of 5months on RECOVERY. He, as Thomas (Kean), may have had a relationship with Margaret (Holmes). [These details taken from this Website] Margaret (Holmes) was born about 1780. She was tried w/1other for theft, on 11 8 1808?, of cloth of John (Alexander) St Matthew Bethnal Green at Old Bailey, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 16 11 1808 after a voyage of 8.5months on SPEKE. [Some details taken from this Website] Thomas (Kean) & Margaret (Holmes) produced 1child: 1.Daniel (Kean) was born in 1819 & baptised on 16 12 1820 at St Marys RC Hobart. CAN'T BE RIGHT HE WASN'T HERE IN TIME-maybe hers from ship accepted by him - or could be his if birth year wrong Noted a Thomas (Kean) had a relationship with Elizabeth (McKee) & produced a child: 1.John (Kean) was born in 1820 & baptised on 21 1 1821 at St Marys RC Hobart. Noted a Thomas (King) had a relationship with Rosanna (???) & produced a child: 1.Margaret (King) was born on 28 6 1822 & baptised on 7 7 1822 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
Old Bailey Online THOMAS KING. Theft; grand larceny (to 1827). 21st April 1819. Text type Trial account Defendants THOMAS KING Offences Theft > Grand larceny Session Date 21st April 1819 Reference Number t18190421-131 Verdicts Guilty Punishments Transportation 631. THOMAS KING was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of March , one coat, value 10 s. , the property of William Bode . ELIZABETH FOULGER . I am servant to Mr. William Bode , who lives in Percy-street . On the 10th of March I was cleaning the door, and went down for some water - I returned in less than a minute, saw footmarks in the passage, and missed the coat off the nail in the passage. I went to the door, and saw the prisoner come out of the next house with the coat on. I told him he had been into No. 35, and taken my master's coat - he asked me how I dared to say so? He came back with me, threw the coat off in the passage, and said he insisted on seeing my master, and he would send for a constable, and have me taken up. I sent for a constable, who took him to the watch-house. WILLIAM SHEPPARD . I am a constable. I took the prisoner in charge. He made his escape from Marlborough-street, and Furzeman afterwards retook him. I am sure he is the man. (Property produced and sworn to.) GUILTY . Aged 24. Transported for Seven Years . Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Recorder.