Robert Thwaites

Robert Thwaites, one of 180 convicts transported on the Norfolk, 15 April 1825

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Robert Thwaites
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1808
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 54 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stealing lead
Convicted at:	Suffolk, Town and Boro' of Ipswich Session of Peace and Gaol Delivery
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Norfolk
Departure date:	15th April, 1825
Arrival date:	18th August, 1825
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 180 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 259 (131)
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

Maureen Withey on 5th January, 2021 wrote:

Thursday sennight John Crisp was removed from the Borough Gaol, Ipswich, to the General Penitentiary at Milbank, for 7 years ; and on Saturday se’nnight from the same Gaol to the hulks at Gosport, Samuel Ellis, George Dorking, and Abraham Worth, to be transported for life; & Rbt. Thwaites for 7 years.
Bury and Norwich Post, 1 Sept 1824.

Maureen Withey on 5th January, 2021 wrote:

At Ipswich Borough Sessions on Monday and Tuesday se’nnight, ... Robert Thwaites convicted of an intention to steal lead from the outside of the dwelling-house of H. W. Frost ; ...
Bury and Norwich Post, 11 Aug 1824.

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Hulk Reports. HO9-9-3, page 15/55.
Received from Ipswich, 21 Aug 1824.

Robert Thwaites, age 16, Stealing lead, Tried Ipswich 2 Aug 1824. 7 years. Disposed of 4 Apr 1825, NSW.

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Convict Index 1791-1873.
Robert Thwaites, per Norfolk 1825, Certificate of Freedom, 3 Aug 1831.

Maureen Withey on 5th January, 2021 wrote:

1828 Census Index.
Robert Thwaites, age 20, G.S. per Norfolk, 1825, Life, protestant, Labourer, A.A. Company, Port Stephens.

Robert was a labourer for the Australian Agricultural Company

Convict Changes History

Maureen Withey on 5th January, 2021 made the following changes:

gender: m

Maureen Withey on 5th January, 2021 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1808 (prev. 0000), crime