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Transportation
Bishop Thompson was transported on the Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann, departing 31st Dec 1790 and arriving 9th Jul 1791 with 1265 passengers.
The Third Fleet consisted of 11 Vessels. Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Gorgon, Mary Ann, Matilda, Queen (from Ireland) Salamander and William and Ann. These vessels were provided by a private company; Camden, Calvert and King to ship convicts to the colony.
Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 125 (64) |
| 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
In 1799 Bishop was involved in the murder of two Indigenous children named Little George and Little Jemmy.
On Wednesday last were fully committed to the City Gaol, by C. Weston, jun. Esq. Mayor, Bishop Tompson and Charles Barwick, charged with stealing five spotted silk handkerchiefs, the property of Ann and Margaret Serjeant, in St. Andrew's. Norfolk Chronicle, 14 Nov 1789. Bishop Thompson and Charles Barwick, for stealing five spotted silk handkerchiefs, were capitally convicted, and received sentence of death; but were afterwards reprieved. Stamford Mercury, 6 Aug 1790. On Saturday Bishop Thompson and Charles Barwick, the former 14, the latter ? years of age, were committed to Bridewell for further examination, by Charles Weston, Esq Bury and Norwich Post, 11 Nov 1789.