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Transportation
Thomas Thompson was transported on the Indefatigable, departing 30th Sep 1814 and arriving 26th Apr 1815 with 202 passengers.
The Indefatigable was built at Whitby. She was square-rigged three masted ship of 549 tons and had three decks; a length of 127 ft. and a beam of 31ft. 8ins. (Details of the 1812 sailing are to be found under separate listing for Indefatigable and Minstrel.)
Indefatigable (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 181 (92) |
| 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
sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: Page 365... [Ref T0440] Records that Thomas aged 35 was free by servitude and had a 50 acre property, eight of which were cleared and cultivated. He employed 6 convicts/ticket of leave men and held two horses and twelve cattle. It also records Thomas as having a wife Hannah (27) who came free on "Northampton in 1815, and daughters Mary Ann (7), Ruth (5), Eleanor (4) and Rachael (1) all born in the colony.
Thomas was in the news a bit during 1821... On 18th August 1821, The Sydney Gazette reported that during the trial following the death of bushranger Butler shot by James Bellamy, Thomas Thompson gave evidence that his house at Pennant Hills had been entered on Tuesday, 20th March 1821, the three bushrangers had stayed until Thursday, forcing Mrs Thompson to cook for them. When they left they took tea and sugar, a pistol and the assigned government servant, William Smith, with them. Also... In 1821 Thomas himself was convicted of working a private still in a cave in the North Rocks and was sentenced to a fine of 20 pounds and three years' hard labour. The magistrate of the Parramatta bench recommended an emancipation for Hugh Taylor, one of the two constables who had arrested Thompson: 'the police of the colony were much indebted to the patience with which the constables had waited for the appearance of the distiller and the integrity with which they had resisted his bribe'.
On 19th October 1819, Thomas married Hannah Russel at St Phillips, Sydney. The marriage required the Governor's permission because Thomas had not quite served out all his sentenced. After his marriage, Thomas worked on his father in law's farm. This was Henry Russell (Convict, 1814, "Somersetshire). Thomas's wife, Hannah had come free to the colony in 1815 aboard "Northampton". Thomas and Hannah had a large family - 11 children born between 1820 and 1846.
Transcript of Trial at Old Bailey: 2nd June 1813 (t18130602-166) (www.oldbaileyonline.org) JOSEPH DAY, THOMAS THOMPSON, and BENJAMIN JONES, were indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 4th of June , three shirts, value 15 s. fifteen pair of stockings, value 4 s. and a tablecloth, value 2 s. the property of Thomas Bass; twenty-three towels, value 5 s. a handkerchief, value 6 d. seven pair of stockings, value 5 s. and a tub, value 5 s. the property of Ann Bradley , widow . ANN BRADLEY. I live at No. 29. Palace-street, Pimlico; I am a widow, and take in washing; these things I had to wash. Q. When did you lose them - A. On the 4th of June; I got up at six o'clock in the morning, and missed them; I had left them on the overnight in the washhouse. Q. How had they got into the washhouse - A. Over a wall. The door is always left open; it is in a small yard walled very high round. Q. What is there on the other side of the wall-gardens. My washhouse communicates with the house. They were all safe when I went to bed at night; the stocking I were boiling in the copper. I picked up a button in the yard where they had got over the wall; I gave it to the officer. MRS. BASS. I wash for Mrs. Bradley; I was there at work, and had some of my own linen there; they were all safe at eleven o'clock at night when I left the washhouse. JAMES GILLMORE. I am an officer. On the 4th of June, about two o'clock in the morning, Lee, the patrol, called me out of bed; in consequence of his information I went to Day's house in Pear-street; I broke Day's door open, and there I found these two bundles of linen, but not him. I expected I should find him either at Thompson's or Jones's lodgings; I went to Jones, and in Jones's garden I found Day. I took Day to his own lodging, handcuffed him, and went back to the same place, there I found Jones laying on the floor in the two pair of stairs. I thought at first it was a bundle. I kicked my foot so I thought against the bundle; his father said that is my son. I said I must have that bundle. I then went to Thompson's lodging; I broke open Thompson's door; there I found Thompson partly undressed, just going to bed; I told him to dress himself, which he did; and under his bed was another large bundle of linen; as soon as he had dressed himself he jumped upon the bed; he said now, Gillmore, I will show you something. He clapped his hand to a sword on the top of the tester; I told him if that was what he meaned to shew me, I had got another, and I would run him through as sure as he was alive, if he dared to take it down. He said no; I will not serve you so; but if these b - y charleys had been here by themselves there would be something the matter. Q. That, was meaning the patrols - A. Yes; I have seen the whole three of these chaps together frequently; and I saw them all three together that evening. ROBERT KING. On the morning of the 4th of June, I heard of Mrs. Bradley's robbery; I and Bradman went to Day's house; we saw Day, Jones, and Thompson come out. I told Bradman I thought the linen was there; I went to Gilmore, and told him of it; he came, and broke Day's door open, and found two bundles of wet linen; I went and told Mrs. Bradley to come to the office. - POPE. I compared this button to Thompson's coat, it fitted the shank left on the coat. Prosecutrix. This is my linen. Day's Defence. A young man left them things in my room; he said he could not get into his lodging. Jones's Defence. I never saw Day until Gillmore took me to his house. Thompson's Defence. It is a hard things to swear a man's life away on account of a button, there are so many buttons alike. DAY, GUILTY , aged 23. THOMPSON, GUILTY , aged 20. JONES, GUILTY , aged 19. Transported for Seven Years . Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Recorder.