Name: | Thomas Wetton |
Aliases: | Whitton |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | 1814 |
Occupation: | Wheelwright |
Date of Death: | 9th March, 1840 |
Age: | 26 years |
Life Span
Male median life span was 57 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to Life
Crime: | Stealing a handkerchief |
Convicted at: | Lancaster Quarter Session |
Sentence term: | Life |
Ship: | Exmouth |
Departure date: | 3rd March, 1831 |
Arrival date: | 28th July, 1831 |
Place of arrival | New South Wales |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 289 other convicts |
Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 27 (16) |
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. |
Jennie Moloney on 19th May, 2020 wrote:
Trial in Sydney, 1840. Crime - Felony murder, arson, robbery and attacking dwelling with intent to kill. Found guilty and sentenced to death.
Transported back to Goulburn Gaol, NSW and was hanged on 9 March, 1840.
Nell Murphy on 8th June, 2018 made the following changes:
alias1: Whitton, gender: m
Jennie Moloney on 19th May, 2020 made the following changes:
date of birth: 1814 (prev. 0000), date of death: 9th March, 1840 (prev. 0000), occupation, crime
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