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Transportation
Thomas Martin was transported on the Andromeda, departing 16th Oct 1826 and arriving 23rd Feb 1827 with 147 passengers.
Also, same day, from Cork, whence she sailed May 25th, the ship Andromeda, 401 tons, Benjamin Gales master, with 173 female prisoners; Henry Kelsawl, Esq., Surgeon-superintendant. Passengers — Fourteen free females, viz. Mary Manning, Martha Morron, Margaret Mahon, Margaret Sheedy, Mary Ann Nixon alias Welsh, Catherine Kiernan, Mary Cassock, Catherine Stanton, Johanna Neville, Mary Lyons alias Hynes, Maria Moran, Catherine O'Donnel, Margaret Kennedy, and Mary Sullivan, and twenty-six children; also twenty-three children belonging to the prisoners. Sydney Monitor, 20 Sept 1834.
Andromeda (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 102 |
| 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
Hulk Records. HO-9-4-4. Page 22 Justitia Hulk Received 24 May 1826. Thomas Martin, age 33, Uttering forged notes, Tried at Lancaster Assizes, 7 March 1826, Life. Transported 26 July 1826. A reprieve has been received for the three men, Simpson, Martin, and Smith, who were left for execution, at our late Assizes, for uttering forged Bank of England notes. Lancaster Gazette, 1 April 1826
UK, Prison Hulk Registers - Justitia Register No; 1069. Aged; 27 years old Offence; Uttering Forged Notes Trial; 7 March 1826
HO 17/67/371826 Mar 1 - 1826 Apr 30 1 individual petition (George Langtry) and 1 collective petition (9 inhabitants of Dromere, County Down) on behalf of Thomas Martin convicted at Lancaster Assizes on 13 March 1826 of issuing a forged Bank of England note. Letter from Sir Arthur Chichester forwarding the petition and advising of the respectable character of the petitioner. Grounds for clemency: Most respectable connections. Relatives in extreme distress over sentence. Previous good character. Honest. Initial sentence: death. ML39