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Voyage
Transportation
William Thompson was transported on the Prince Regent, departing 17th Aug 1829 and arriving 10th Jan 1830 with 200 passengers.
Prince Regent, 1820-21. On Tuesday arrived from Ireland, the ship Prince Regent, Captain Clifford. She left the Cove of Cork the 19th of September last, and brings, in excellent health, 144 male prisoners. Surgeon Superintendent, Dr. Taylor, R. N. The guard comprises 30 men of the 1st Foot (Royals), under orders of Lieut. Lewis. Sydney Gazette, 13 Jan 1821.
Prince Regent (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 153 (79) |
| 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 |
Claims
"William Thompson is my 5 x Great Grandfather"
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Convict Notes
William Thompson was put to work as a Shepard for wealthy local landowner James Cox. James Cox built and owned the historic “Clarendon” property near Evandale Tasmania which still stands today and is owned by the National Trust. William Thompson served 20 years of his life sentence and also became overseer to James Cox for 33 years and died either Clarendon or nearby Evandale in 1862 from Dropsy. A newspaper report from the Cornwall Chronicle about William's funeral states that "the deceased was followed to the grave by James Cox Esq, Clarendon who paid great attention and walked next to the corpse " which suggests that William and James Cox had become close friends over the last 30 years. While James Cox was known for treating his convicts fairly, William Thompson received 30 lashes while in his employ at Clarendon in 1834 for sneaking out at night and another convict on the Clarendon estate received the same and also lashes on another separate occasion. William's son James Thompson came out to Tasmania and worked at Clarendon as an indentured servant to James Cox. The Thompson family went on to spend at least 4 generations of farmers at Clarendon.