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Transportation
Joseph Tomey was transported on the Layton, departing 13th Jun 1827 and arriving 9th Oct 1827 with 161 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Monitor. Sat 14 Nov 1829. Page 3. Shipping Intelligence. Arrivals.- On Sunday the Layton from Sheerness, with 190 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent Dr. James Osborne, R. N. Lieutenant Miller, 40th Regt; and 29 soldiers of different corps, 4 women and 3 children. Mustered; 188. Died on Voyage; 2. Total 190 Embarked.
Layton (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 210 |
| 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
The following convicts were last week removed from our county gaol, preparatory to their being transported for the terms to which they were severally sentenced: For Life. — ... Joseph Tomey, 21, for housebreaking ; ... Aris’s Birmingham Gazette, 29 May 1826.
FRIENDS OF THE ORPHAN SCHOOLS Orphan Number: 5378 Orphan: Phoebe Ann/Ann Phoebe TOOMEY Mother: LEGGETT, Mary Father: TOOMEY, Joseph Mother's ship: Father's ship: Layton Age when admitted: 10yrs Date admitted: 16 Jul 1866 Date discharged: 28 Jul 1870 Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: H J Wood, Melton Mowbray Remarks: mother free References: SWD26/9, 27, 32/1, 53, HAP1871/63 https://www.orphanschool.org.au/showorphan.php?orphan_ID=5378
Place of origin: London, Middlesex No; 378. Trial; 25 March 1826. House breaking Height; 5 ft 5 1/2 inches aged 22 years old Trade; Glass Cutter 1839 - 31 December 1839. Conditional Pardon 1845 - 7 October 1845. Extended 1866 - Queen's Orphan School. Application for admission May 1866; made by father CHILD; Phobe Ann Toomey - born 15 June 1855 FATHER; Joseph Toomey, Trade; Mason. MOTHER Mary Ann Leggatt arrived free Remarks; The father is in a state of destitution with form continued ill health Mother is rarely home, she is addicted to drunkenness & street brawling Father has an order for admission to the hospital [where indeed he ought to be] & expects to go in tomorrow 1866 - DIED; 6 July 1866. Free by Servitude. Interred in the General Hospital Hobart. Pauper Interments
Tried with Thomas Barnsley for Housebreaking, 22 July 1826. Source: Thomas Barnsley's Convict conduct record.