Deportation of Thomas EMERY in 1844

[millie09]

Hi I am looking for any information about an ancestor who was transported to Australia for 10 yrs.
he was born in potton Bedfordshire uk in about 1826,he died in  Ballarat Victoria Australia in 1878,he married Johanna Gorman in1860,she was born in1829 and died in1893.
the court case was it Bedford assizes in 1844 he was found guilty of stealing fowls and potatoes. Has anyone got any family connections
Thomas was a son of my Grt.paternal grandparents.
regards
Millie

[craizi daizi]

Hi Millie

Welcome to Rootschat ,   are you just looking for living rellies,  or did you need more info on the family,   


Daizi

[sparrett]

Hi millie,
Thomas Emery's name does not appear on the register of burials at Ballarat Cemetery in 1878.

There are other Emery's at the cemeteries of Ballarat, but not Thomas, nor any other Emery, dying in 1878.

There are also Gorman's at the cemeteries including  a Johanna, but she is of a different age group to yours.

Perhaps you have his death certificate and already know his burial place

Sue

[millie09]

Hi Sue,
Thanks for your reply,Thomas Emery was the son of my 2x Grt.paternal grandparents,he was born in Potton Bedfordshire Uk in 1826 and died in 1878 i haven't any proof of this date and as yet I am searching on ancestry, he was sentenced  on 2nd July 1844 at the Bedfordshire assizes
and was sentenced to transportation for 10yrs for stealing chickens and potatoes.
He was transported on Pestonjee Bomanjee and was sent to Van Dieman's Land .married Johanna Gorman,I dont at the moment have any details on her except that she died in Ballarat Victoria in 1878.
Any further information  would help in the  search of my family,i seem to have as many relatives in Australia as I had here
Regards
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[sparrett]

A search of this site will show his arrivalas a convict and his departure after his sentence to the mainland state of Victoria possibly in the Gold rush to Ballarat..

I would suggest his marriage to JOHANNA may have been  in Victoria.

http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/database

Again, I am not sure whether you already have these particulars.


Sue

ADDING


he was born in potton Bedfordshire uk in about 1826,he died in  Ballarat Victoria Australia in 1878,he married Johanna Gorman in1860,she was born in1829 and died in1893. MILLIE

except that she died in Ballarat Victoria in 1878.MILLIE
Could you clarify the couples' death dates please.

Confusing

[craizi daizi]

Hi

Thomas Emery  died 1878  age 55  born bedf,  parents  Isaac and Elizabeth,  dosnt say WHERE.... but his death cert would have these details,   reg #  8059

Daizi

[craizi daizi]

Cant see a marriage for them in Vic,   there is a Johanna GORMAN marrying a James CORBETT in 1860  ? ?

Daizi

[Jamjar]

Looks like your family: http://www.netspeed.com.au/dryandra1/pvmiles%20html/fam/fam02558.html

From a general search, it looks like your Johanna will be of Irish origin.

Jamjar

[judb]

Tasmainian convct lists

http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/nameindexes

 Thomas EMERY who had arrived on the Pestongee Bomangee left Launceston (Tasmania) for Melbourne 28 Jan 1854, aboard the ship Lady Bird.  His status was 'conditional pardon", Ref POL220/1/3 p445.  He is not listed as having asked for permmission to marry which would indicate (plus the date of marriage you gave) that he did not marry in Tasmania.

Cheers, Judith