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Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Wilson was transported on the Emperor Alexander, departing 6th Apr 1833 and arriving 12th Aug 1833 with 210 passengers.
The Emperor Alexander ship was built at Chepstow, Wales in 1814. 366 tons. 1833 voyage from Sheerness to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) with 210 male convicts (2 deaths) from Britain. 124 days voyage.
Emperor Alexander (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 38. Tasmanian Archives - convict records. |
| 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 WILSON was convicted at Kent, England on 10 Dec 1832 for housebreaking. Life sentence. Transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship 'Emperor Alexander' arriving 12 Aug 1833. Ship surgeon's report: "very clean, respectable man. Acted as Boatswain's Mate on ship". Married man - wife Betsy, 3 children. At native place, Dumfries. Aged 28 yrs; 5'3" height; sallow complexion; brown hair; Hazel eyes. Colony of VDL: Assigned to work services. Numerous notes of misconduct and punishments. Served time in hard labour gangs and Port Arthur Penal Settlement. (Note: conditions were very harsh at these times in the settlement and oversight of convicts) 17 Nov 1843: Ticket of Leave granted.