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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Thomas Wilson was transported on the Nile, departing 18th Sep 1857 and arriving 1st Jan 1858 with 271 passengers.
Nile (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 234 England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892; England; Devon; 1856. |
| 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
IN WA: From his Fremantle jail record: WILSON, Thomas; #4653, arrived 1 Jan 1858 per Nile Date of Birth: 1818 [listed as 40 years old on arrival in WA] Date of Death: 18 Oct 1879 Place of Death: Greenough [south of Geraldton] Marital Status: Unmarried Occupation: Farm labourer Literacy: Semiliterate Sentence Place: Exeter, Devon, England Crime: Larceny by servant Sentence Period: 15 years Previous Convictions: Yes Ticket of Leave Date: 18 Oct 1859 Conditional Pardon Date: 2 Jun 1862 (https://fremantleprison.com.au/). --00--
27 March, 1857: He was admitted to Chatham jail, prisoner #879. Chatham was a public works prison for male convicts, east of London at St Mary’s Island, in Kent (https://www.prisonhistory.org). On the record of “male transports” from Chatham per Nile to WA he was listed as 35, single, illiterate and a labourer; his behaviour in separate confinement was listed as “good” and in public works jails as “very good” (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department, Registers; Convicts Transported Per Nile (R32)). --00--
14 April, 1856: He was admitted to Pentonville, prisoner #6581; aged 35, 5'4" tall with brown hair, blue eyes and a fresh complexion. He was single, illiterate and Church of England. Next of kin - his father, Thomas Wilson of Southleigh (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951; Pentonville Prison; Register of Prisoners; 1854-1856). --0--
1856: He was transferred to Millbank at Westminster in London. By the 1850s, Millbank and Pentonville were places for all male convicts to serve “their probationary term [of 9 months], after which they would be transported or sent to a public works prison” (https://www.prisonhistory.org). He served 1 month 10 days in separate confinement (data from Pentonville record). --0--
JAILS: 1856: Thomas Wilson was held at Chester (location not given) and spent 2 months 4 days in separate confinement, according to his Pentonville record; but his WA Convict record lists the jail as Devon and the duration of separate confinement as 3 months 3 days (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department, Registers; Character Book for Nos 4508-5585 (R8)). --0--
TRIAL: 1 January, 1856: Thomas Wilson was tried at the Castle of Exeter, County Devon, on a charge of larceny by a servant -- stealing wheat. He was convicted and sentenced to 15 years' transportation (England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892; England; Devon; 1856). --0--