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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Wilkinson was transported on the Aurora, departing 18th Jun 1835 and arriving 27th Oct 1835 with 300 passengers.
Aurora (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 92 |
| 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
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/84/54 1834 May 30-1835 Feb 16 Prisoner name: Thomas Wilkinson. Prisoner age: Variously 20 or 21 years. Prisoner occupation: Servant, of Bushey, Hertfordshire. Court and date of trial: Hertfordshire Summer Assizes, July 1834. Crime: Shooting with intent to murder William Tibbles (labourer, of the Parish of Watford, Hertfordshire) at Bushey on 13 May 1834. Initial sentence: Death recorded and commuted to transportation for life. Gaoler's report: 'Character indifferent, respectable friends'. Annotated (Outcome): 'Setting up an alibi after trial, Nil'. Petitioner(s): John Wilkinson (father, a gardener) and Jane Wilkinson (mother) undersigned by William Tibbles prosecutor and 13 inhabitants of Bushey known to the convict and supported by a character from Joshua Nash (surgeon and former employer); Jane Wilkinson (mother) two applications; Thomas Wilkinson (the convict) undersigned by William Tibbles (prosecutor) and two others; all supported by a bundle of seven unsworn affidavits. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Prosecutor is claimed on examination to have been unable to identify the culprits; innocent; previous good character; never before accused; from a respectable family; William Linton (alleged accomplice) gives dying testimony that the convict is innocent; if called, the doctor attending the victim would have sworn to the injury not being caused by a gunshot. Other papers: Copy warrant for remanding to prison of the convict and his alleged accomplices, certified by W Willson (governor of Watford gaol); Home Department note re enquiry into the case annotated 'decided twice before, nil' with a separate [unconnected] note appended 'James Auxtie sentence to 14 years transportation'; abstract of Thomas Wilkinson's petition; a note from George Silk transmitting a petition from Jane Wilkinson to the Home Department; letter from John Manning to Thomas W Blagg stating the facts of the case and asking him to draw up a petition on behalf of Jane Wilkinson; small piece of paper [similar to a visiting card] for a Mr Francis; lawyer's brief in three parts; letter from J M Phillipps (Home Department) informing James Orchard [lawyer] that the convict's application of 5 February 1835 has been rejected; note relating to the gunshot wound with a deposition of character by John Garrett (former employer). Additional Information: Charged with William Hinton and John Allen who were acquitted; held on board Fortitude [convict hulk].