Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas (The Younger) Ashby was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 2nd Oct 1822 and arriving 4th Mar 1823 with 161 passengers.
Built at Harwich in 1811 a square-rigged transport ship of 443 tons and copper lined she had two decks with a height between decks of 5 ft. 8 ins. In 1818, she had a major refit increasing the decks (and convict carrying capacity) to three. She was owned by the London firm of F. & C.F. Mangles.
Surrey Or Surry (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 224 |
| 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 |
Claims
"GGG grandfather."
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Convict Notes
At Northampton Assizes, …. Thomas Ashby, … for felony, to be transported seven years.- Cambridge Chronicle, 15 March 1822.
Thomas Ashby married Sarah Dunn when she was only 14 and pregnant with my GGgrandfather William Ashby. Sarah was the daughter of Gregory Blaxland and a reputedly beautiful Currency Lass & domestic servant of George Palmer , one Jane Dunn. ( her parents were ex convict farmers nearby at The Ponds They had 2 children -Gregory Dunn b1817 and Sarah b1820, whilst Gregory Blaxland was married to Elizabeth (Spurden) and continuing to have children by her. After Blaxland’s wife died he acknowledged Gregory and had him christened at age 14 with the Blaxland surname, was sent to a prestigious school for an education “befitting” a Blaxland and given substantial capital to set up a large grazing enterprise in Queensland, with a close relation,William Forster -(later premier of NSW). Unhappily for Gregory Snr, his son was killed by aborigines in retaliation for a massacre he conducted, and this is attributed to be one of the causes of his suicide. Thomas Ashby also suffered a premature death . Sarah had a large family and was destitute at a young age. Gregory Blaxland gave to her step father,(assigned convict for life, Francis Walker) via John Blaxland, 285 prime acres freehold comprising the site of the modern village of Luddenham. This was “carved out” of his 6.710 Luddenham estate.,all but this portion was mortgaged for L1000 and eventually forfeited However Francis Walker ( who had been induced to marry Jane to conceal the illegitimacy of Sarah’s birth at a politically critical time in 1820) instead gave the entire freehold to his own biological daughter via her husband, William Lawson ( no relation to the Blaxland Wentworth and Lawson person) thus defeating the Blaxland family’s intent of looking after their own- if illegitimate- bloodline. Sarah re-married , however another local landowner and had another substantial family by him in the immediate vicinity, although without the wealth the Lawsons enjoyed by virtue of that prime land.
Birth 1798 • Northamptonshire, England Arrival 4 Mar 1823 Convicted at: Northampton Assizes Sentence term: 7 years Ship: Surrey or Surry Departure date: 2nd October, 1822 Arrival date: 4th March, 1823 Place of arrival New South Wales Passenger manifest Travelled with 160 other convicts Census 1828 • Evan, New South Wales, Australia Name Thomas Ashby Estimated Birth Year 1798 Arrival Ship Surry Arrival Year 1823 District Evan Residence Age 30 Ashby, Thomas, 30, government servant, Surry, 1823, 7 years, Protestant, labourer to James King, Evan Certificate of Freedom 5 Mar 1829 Name Thomas Ashby Age 31 Birth Year 1798 Native Place Northamptonshire, England Arrival Year 1823 Vessel Surrey Certificate Date 5 Mar 1829 Marriage 1835 • Cobbitty, Narellan, New South Wales 1337/1835 V18351337 19 ASHBY THOMAS DUNN SARAH CR Name Thomas Ashby Marriage Date 1835 Marriage Place Cobbitty, Narellan, New South Wales Registration Date 1835 Registration Place Cobbitty, Narellan, New South Wales, Australia Spouse Sarah Dunn Birth of daughter Elizabeth Ashby 28 Apr 1836 Death 26 Nov 1842 • Greendale, New South Wales, Australia Name: Thomas Ashby Death Date: 1842 Death Place: New South Wales Registration Year: 1842 Registration Place: Mulgoa, New South Wales Volume Number: V1842915 268 Burial 28 Nov 1842 • Mulgoa, New South Wales, Australia Name: Thomas Ashby Gender: Male Birth Date: 1798 Death Date: 26 Nov 1842 Death Place: Greendale, Liverpool City, New South Wales, Australia Cemetery: St. Thomas Church Cemetery Mulgoa, Penrith City, New South Wales, Australia