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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Walker was transported on the Royal Sovereign, departing 29th Aug 1837 and arriving 9th Jan 1838 with 150 passengers.
Royal Sovereign (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 129 (66) |
| 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
Libraries Tasmania. Thomas Walker was found guilty of a series of disobedience and absenting himself from his masters service. Also misconduct during the divine service. obtained a free certificate in 1846 age 21. was initially sent to Point Puer Juvenile Penal Station. An establishment opposite Port Arthur where boys from 15-17 yrs were sent. Description when he arrived 4' 6" high fresh complexion dark brown hair dark hazel eyes and had lost a front tooth
Old Bailey Online (DoB from here) 1659. THOMAS WALKER was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of July, 1 jacket, value 9s., the goods of Thomas Smith and another. WILLIAM ADNUM . I am shopman to Messrs. Thomas and Sidney Smith, pawnbrokers, No. 188, Shoreditch. We had a jacket outside the window on the 1st of July, for sale—It had a ticket on it—It was brought back to us with the ticket on it, as it has now—this is it. SILVANUS GILL (police-constable H 55.) I saw the prisoner, on the 1st of July, running down a turning out of Shoreditch—I went down another turning, and met him with this jacket in his apron—I asked him what it was—he said another boy took it, and gave it him—I took him back, GUILTY . Aged 10.— Transported for Seven Years.