Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Peedle was transported on the Charles Kerr, departing 6th Jun 1837 and arriving 9th Oct 1837 with 250 passengers.
The Charles Kerr was built in Sunderland in 1826, 463 tons. The ship 'Charles Kerr' was also commissioned as an immigrant transport to bring mainly female persons to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in 1835 - these women were NOT convicts.
Charles KerrReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 75 (39) |
| 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
National Archives, Criminal Petitions. HO 17/19/19. Prisoner name: Thomas Peedell or Thomas Peedle. Prisoner occupation: Hairdresser. Court and date of trial: Oxford Summer Assizes July 1836. Crime: Sheep stealing - stealing and slaughtering a lamb at the Midsummer Fair, property of Joseph Good, shepherd. Initial sentence: Transportation for life. Petitioner(s): 23 people, including prosecutor, parish officers and people from Chalgrove [Oxfordshire]. Grounds for clemency: [None stated]. Additional Information: Held on Leviathan hulk. Date: 1836.