Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Robert Thomson was transported on the Medway, departing 28th Jul 1825 and arriving 14th Dec 1825 with 173 passengers.
Built in Rochester, England in 1810. 435 tons. The 'Medway' was also used as a convict Hulk ship off Bermuda
Medway (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 293 (148) |
| 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
Place of origin: Glasgow, Lanarkshire Trial; 14 April 1821. No; 332. Aged; 18 years old, Trade; Shoemaker's Boy 1852 - Free Certificate. Launceston Invalid Depot: POL709-1-9 page 143 (11 Jun 1872 to 26 Aug 1872) POL709-1-11 page 113 (28 Jan 1874 to 07 Jul 1874) Cascades Invalid Depot: Name; Robert Thompson. Ship; Medway. POL709-1-14 page 20 (08 Jul 1874 to 30 Jan 1877) - Discharged on Pass. Unable to work. 1881 - Possible Death & Burial Record aged 77 years old at the Brickfields Pauper Est. [Born England] Burial; 10 January 1881. Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Pauper, Section A, Number 316