Convict Thomas Moss - Convict Records

Summary

Thomas Moss, one of 230 convicts transported on the Asia, 04 February 1833

Born

Jan 1810

Conviction Sheep-stealing

Departure Feb 1833

Arrival

Jun 1833

Death

Jan 1867

Personal Information

Name: Thomas Moss

Aliases:

Gender: Male

Born: 1st Jan 1810

Death: 1st Jan 1867

Age: 57 years

Occupation: Boatman/waterman

Crime

Crime: Sheep-stealing

Convicted at: York Assizes

Sentence term: 99

Voyage

Departed: 4th Feb 1833

Ship: Asia 1

Arrival: 27th Jun 1833

Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Ship: Asia 1

Departed: 4th Feb, 1833

Arrived: 27th Jun, 1833

Passengers: 231

Built by A Hall & Co at Aberdeen in 1818. A Brig of 536 tons. (Wikipedia) 1830 - Voyage. Asia from Ireland. Female Convict Ship; Stead; Master, Alexander Nesbit M.D. Surgeon Superintendent. Arrived in Sydney Cove 13 Jan 1830. Mustered - 186. Died on Voyage - 3. Disembarked - 1. Total Embarked - 200

References

Primary Source	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 19 (11)
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

Contributed by Ken Hudson on 1st September 2020

No prior convictions

Contributed by D Wong on 2nd September 2020

Leeds Intelligencer Yorkshire, England 6 Sep 1832 YORKSHIRE SUMMER ASSIZES THOMAS WINTER and THOMAS MOSS were convicted of stealing an ewe sheep the property of Mr. Joseph Howard of Hull.— All transported for life. Thomas Winter was also onboard. Thomas Moss was listed as 22 years old on arrival. Native Place: Yorkshire. Thomas was literate, protestant, single, 5'4" tall, fair complexion, dark brown hair, brown eyes, scar back of forefinger of left hand, eyebrows partially meeting. 8/11/1841: TOL, Goulburn 17/2/1846: TOL Passport - Allowed to remain at the Murrumbidgee in the service of Mr. John Stillas/Hillas on the recommendation of the Tumut Bench. C1850: Married Mry Ann Hayden (1833-24/10/1920) - cannot find registration. Children: Thomas Moss (1852) at Collingwood, Vic to (1929) at St Arnaud, Vic Fanny (Moss) Hudson (1854) at Talbot to (1940) at Avon Plains, Vic Anne (Moss) (1859) at Glendaruel near Amherst William James Moss (1860) at Amherst John Moss (1864) at Amherst to (1889) at Rutherglen, Vic Jane Moss (1867) at Amherst to (1962) at Sunshine, Vic. 1867: Thomas Moss died in Victoria, aged 56.

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Revisions

Contributor	Date	Changes
Ken Hudson	27th Mar 2023	date of death: 1867 (prev. 0000)
Iris Dunne	27th Mar 2023	gender: m
D Wong	27th Mar 2023	date of birth: 1810 (prev. 0000), occupation, crime
Ken Hudson	2nd Sep 2020	source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 19 (11) Thomas Moss. Convict indent/ Ship's Muster #64, Record ID cin32090 [https://www.digitalpanopticon.org/search?from=60&e0.type.t.t=root&e0._all
Anonymous	12th May 2011	none