Thomas Pearce

Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
Highway robbery
Departure
Jun 1808
Arrival
Dec 1808
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Thomas Pearce
Gender: Male
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Convicted at: Somerset Assizes
Sentence term: Life

Voyage

Departed: 30th Jun 1808
Arrival: 20th Dec 1808
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Thomas Pearce was transported on the Admiral Gambier And Aeolus, departing 30th Jun 1808 and arriving 20th Dec 1808 with 280 passengers.

Admiral Gambier And AeolusAdmiral Gambier And Aeolus (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 413 (206)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
Level 347
on 12th February 2021

At the assizes for this county, held, at Taunton, Thomas Dibbell, Richard Yendall, and Mark Flicks, for housebreaking; Stephen Haynes, George Lane alias Wyatt, and Richard Somerton, for horse-stealing; Thos. Pearse, for highway-robbery at Weston, and on the banks of the Kennet and Avon-canal; and George Counsell, for stealing two oxen;- received sentence of death, but were reprieved. St James Chronicle, 12 April 1806. --------------------------------------------------- Captivity Hulk Records. HO-9-8-3. Page 15. Received nine from Castle Taunton, 1st May 1806. Thomas Pearce, age 45, Felony, Tried 3 Mar 1806, Life, sent on board Adm. Gambier 23 Feb 1809.