Name: | Joseph Thwaite |
Aliases: | none |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | 1820 |
Occupation: | Woolcomber |
Date of Death: | - |
Age: | - |
Life Span
Male median life span was 51 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 10 years
Crime: | Stealing |
Convicted at: | York Assizes |
Sentence term: | 10 years |
Ship: | Emily |
Departure date: | 25th June, 1842 |
Arrival date: | 24th November, 1842 |
Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 239 other convicts |
Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 133 (68). Tasmanian Archives - convict records. |
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. |
Nell Murphy on 27th October, 2017 wrote:
Joseph THWAITE was convicted at York, England on 2 March 1842 for stealing woolen cords. Co convicted was William Berry. 10 yr transportation sentence. Gaol Report: “Character good. Connections bad”.
Transported to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) per the ship ‘Emily’ arriving 24 Nov 1842.
Aged 22yrs; single or married man (different status given on two sections of record); wool spinner; 5’7 1/2” height; stout build; fair complexion; light brown hair; grey eyes.
Native place of birth: Sheepridge, Huddlesfield, England.
Mother: Jane
Father: Lluke
Brothers: William, John, Edward, George & Luke
Sisters: Jane, Elizabeth, Nancy, Emma (or Anna) (ref. Convict Indent record)
Work assignments in the Colony of Van Diemen’s Land. Two and a half years Probation Period.
Station Gang: at Westbury (in the north of the Colony) Noted as quiet and good.
Ticket of Leave granted 7 Dec 1847.
1847: stationed at Circular Head (the very far north west of VDL)
6 March 1852: Free Certificate issued.
Nell Murphy on 27th October, 2017 wrote:
29 Oct 1853: Departure from VDL - for Melbourne, Victoria via ship “Yarra Yarra” from Launceston. Joseph Thwaite - free by servitude, ship to Colony the “Emily”, steerage passenger. (ref. Tas Archives 220/1/3 pg 338)
There is a Joseph Thwaite who died at Westbury, Tasmania in 1858 but nothing to indicate if this same person.
Nell Murphy on 27th October, 2017 made the following changes:
source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 133 (68). Tasmanian Archives - convict records. (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Numb
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