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Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Whitaker was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 31st Dec 1813 and arriving 28th Jul 1814 with 204 passengers.
Built at Harwich in 1811 a square-rigged transport ship of 443 tons and copper lined she had two decks with a height between decks of 5 ft. 8 ins. In 1818, she had a major refit increasing the decks (and convict carrying capacity) to three. She was owned by the London firm of F. & C.F. Mangles.
Surrey Or Surry (generic)References
| Primary Source | UK Prison Hulk Registers (HO9) State Archives NSW, Indents (Series: NRS 12188; Item: 4/4004; Microfiche: 634) Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 138 |
| 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
Conviction Date 14 August 1813 Prison Hulk ship Laurel moored at Portsmouth, Received 14 September 1813, aged 40, Offence: Coining counterfeit Bank Tokens Convict Indents aged 40, Estimated birth year about 1773
Received Absolute Pardon 8 Jun 1819. Licensed Victualler for "Labour in Vain.' Harrington St. Sydney. (abt. 1831- until death in 1835.) Married in England to Ann with two boys, Robert and Thomas. Ann Robert and Thomas jun. came on the 'Bloxbornebury.' at same time as the 'Surry.' Thomas's crime was conterfeiting coins in Birmingham. Sources are on ancestry.com