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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Young was transported on the Agamemnon, departing 22nd Apr 1820 and arriving 22nd Sep 1820 with 180 passengers.
Built 1811 Sunderland. Departed Portsmouth 3 May 1820.
Agamemnon (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 296 |
| 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
Thomas Young, late Steeping, was committed to the house of correction at Louth, charged with cutting the hair off the manes and tails of horses belonging to Mr Colchester, of Withern, and Mr Thomas Marshall, of Belleau. Stamford Mercury, 21 May 1819. Notice. Escaped, from the House of Correction at Louth, between the hours of eleven and one in the night of Thursday the 24th instant, Thomas Young, aged 20, five feet seven inches high; has dark brown hair, grey eyes, fresh complexion; had on the prison dress, made of drab and blue cloth, jacket and trowsers; was born at Ingoldmells, and has mother now living at Belleau in this county. ... Whoever will apprehend the above Thomas Young, John Turner, alias One-eyed Jack, and John Hams, and lodge them in any of his Majesty’s gaols, shall receive the following Rewards: viz. Five pounds for Thos Young, and Three pounds each for John Turner and John Hams. Stamford Mercury, 9 July 1819. On Saturday, Thomas Young, who some time since broke out of the house of correction at Louth, was apprehended at Great Steeping, and conveyed to the prison at Spilsby. Stamford Mercury, 14 Jan 1820. Thomas Young, late Belleau, labourer, convicted of stealing a pound weight of horse hair from Thomas Marshall, of Burwell, farmer; … were sentenced to be transported for seven years. Stamford Mercury, 28 Jan 1820. The following prisoners, under sentence of transportation, have been removed from the Castle of Lincoln to the Retribution hulk at Sheerness: viz. Joseph Higgins and Anthony Radley, for life; John Freer, Valentine Birch, Thos Ayscough, Thomas Young, Thomas Taylor, Thomas Woodhouse, John Grummitt, Joshua Johnson, William Young, and William Collins Smith, for seven years each. Stamford Mercury, 31 March 1820.
The Monitor. Sydney 27 Jan 1827. page 7. Certificate of Freedom