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Thomas Turner was transported on the Norfolk, departing 20th May 1829 and arriving 27th Aug 1829 with 201 passengers.
1832 Voyage - Norfolk 3 from Ireland. Henniker - Master. William Clifford - Surgeon Superintendent. Total originally embarked; 200. Died on voyage; 5. Arrived in Sydney Cove 9 February 1832
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 61 (33) |
| 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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Cambridgeshire Assize Thomas Turner (27) and William Gunn (27) were indicted for a burglary in the farm-house of Mrs. Allix, at Stapleford, on the 23d of September last, and stealing a great number of articles, the property of Mrs. Allix, and her farming bailiff, Thos.Battyll. …. Cambridge Chronicle, 3 April 1829. Cambridge Assizes. WILLIAM GUNN, aged 27. was arraigned with THOMAS TURNER, on the charge of breaking and entering the September last, the dwelling-house of Ms. Sarah Allix, at Stapleford, this county, and feloniously stealing therefrom, a quantity silver current coin, sundry articles of plate, a gun, pistol, sword, and various other articles, her property and also other articles, the property of Thomas Battyll, her farming bailiff.— Wm. Elborn, a farming man, working for Mrs. Allix, proved that he was at the house about half-past in the morning of the robbery, the lattices the dairy window were broken. Ann Lister was the last person went bed, she left all the doors, and windows secured—got up next morning about half- past o'clock and found the doors unlocked, the slats of the dairy window broken, and several things missing.— Thomas Battyll, on the morning of the September, discovered the house had been broken into and the articles mentioned in the indictment —this witness, also identified the property.— Rebecca Reuhuni and Elizabeth Symonds, two girls of the town, stated, that the prisoners came to Symond's house, Barnwell, between 4 and 5 o'clock on the morning on the morning of the ? September— let them in, they brought two great bundles, umbrella, a gun, pistol, sword, pair of boots, &c., they remained there till ? o'clock in the afternoon, when apprehended by the constable.— Joseph Elyndell. the constable, apprehended the prisoners, and produced the property found upon them.— Guilty— Sentence of Death Recorded. Huntingdon, Bedford & Peterborough Gazette, 4 April 1829. On Tuesday last the under-named convicts were removed from the Castle, and the following day delivered on board the hulks at Gosport, in order to their being transported to New South Wales, viz.—William Gunn, Thos. Jeffery, James Smith, James Murfitt, and William Aill, for life ; James Berry, for fourteen years; and William Hill, for seven. Cambridge Chronicle, 15 May 1829.
149090 Turner Thomas - Norfolk 1829. AO NSW Convict Indent Fiche No. 673. Age 28. Ploughs, shears and milks, native of Cambridge. Tried 27 March 1829 and sentenced to transportation for life for house breaking. Assigned to John Larnach at Patrick Plains on arrival.