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Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Wagstaff was transported on the Princess Royal, departing 28th Sep 1822 and arriving 9th Mar 1823 with 156 passengers.
Princess Royal (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 219 (110) |
| 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
Thomas Wagstaff was despatched from Darlinghurst Gaol on 28 October 1836 for the iron gangs of Berrima (see The Campbelltown Convicts).
Colonial Secretary Papers: WAGSTAFF, Thomas. Per "Princess Royal", 1823 1823 Nov 25: On lists of prisoners transported to Port Macquarie per "Lady Nelson" (Reel 6019; 4/3864 pp.90, 448-9) Received an additional sentence of three years by the Sydney Bench 14 July 1828 for Housebreaking. 11/12/1828: Tried at Sydney for Robbery - 3 years. Sent to Moreton Bay: Was then described as: Native Place: Worcester. 32 years old, 5'2" tall, sallow pockpitted complexion, brown hair, blue eyes. 4/7/1832: Returned to Sydney. 23/8/1832: (Newspaper Date) COF 1/11/1832 Sydney Gazette: Thomas Wagstaff, stood indicted for stealing, on the 16th of September last, two iron weights, of the value of 2s., the goods and chattels of Reuben Hannam. Guilty. Remanded. 6/11/1832 Sydney Gazette: Severally convicted of larceny, to be worked on the roads, in irons, for twelve calendar months. 29/3/1834 Sydney Gazette: A fellow named Thomas Wagstaff, well known to the police, was detected getting into the house of Mr. Simpson, in Pitt-street, on Sunday last. Observing a head thrust two or three times through one of the windows, the servant kept his eye upon it, and seized the intruder just as he had entered his body. He was, of course, conveyed to the watchhouse, and the Bench yesterday committed him to the gaol for two months, as a rogue and vagabond. 23/7/1834 Sydney Monitor: Thomas Wagstaff, house servant, indicted for one pair of shoes and other goods, the property of F. McNamara, of Sydney. Guilty __ Two years to an ironed gang. 27/10/1836 Sydney Gazette: Thomas Wagstaff, stealing, 12 months to an Ironed Gang. 6/8/1839: Convict Death Register - Thomas Wagstaff died at Hassan's Walls Stockade.