John Thomas

John Thomas, one of 180 convicts transported on the Ocean, August 1817

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Thomas
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1792
Occupation:	Sailmaker
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 55 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Felony
Convicted at:	Middlesex Gaol Delivery
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Ocean
Departure date:	August, 1817
Arrival date:	1st January, 1818
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 180 other convicts

References

Primary source:	UK Prison Hulk Registers HO9/7. State Records NSW (Register of COF NRS 12208). Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 377 (190)
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Iris Dunne on 1st June, 2020 wrote:

Certificate of Freedom No. 23/2298 dated 3 July 1824, Convicted 19 Feb. 1817 in London, Trade Sailmaker, Aged 32, Sent to Newcastle 31 July 1820 for 2 years for robbery

Iris Dunne on 1st June, 2020 wrote:

Prison Hulk ship Bellerophon moored at Woolwich, Received 5 May 1817, aged 25, 28 July 1817 for NSW, Convicted of Felony

Convict Changes History

Iris Dunne on 1st June, 2020 made the following changes:

source: State Records NSW (Register of COF NRS 12208). Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 377 (190) (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Pag

Iris Dunne on 1st June, 2020 made the following changes:

gender: m

Iris Dunne on 1st June, 2020 made the following changes:

source: UK Prison Hulk Registers HO9/7. State Records NSW (Register of COF NRS 12208). Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 377 (190) (prev. State Records NSW (Register of COF NRS 12208). Australi