BENNETT Thomas
| Name | Thomas BENNETT |
| Country Of Origin | England |
| Born | 1814 |
| Died | unknown |
| Birth/Baptism | Born approx. 1814, Handley, England |
| Parents | Mother: Ann, Step-father: Joseph Peak |
| Apprenticeship | unknown |
| Skills | Clockmaker, Watchmaker |
| Work Locations | No record found working in his trade in Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) |
| Marriage/Spouse | |
| Trial | 18 October 1841, Leicester Borough Quarter Sessions |
| Sentence | 15 years transportation for stealing a purse containing a £5 note, three half-crowns, and two shillings in silver, from Sarah Booth. |
| Arrival | 11 August 1842, Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) on the convict ship, Surrey (4) |
| Police Number | 6434 |
| Convict Assignment | Convict probation period: three years on Maria Island. Assignments: Longford, Launceston, Perth, Morven (Evandale), William Gibson of Eskdale. |
| Ticket of Leave | 14 November 1848 |
| Conditional Pardon | 25 March 1851 |
| Other | 1841 England: Clockmaker to Mr Hawthorne at Handley.
Following his trial in England in 1841, Thomas spent four months on the hulk Fortitude at Chatham, Kent, before departing for Van Diemen’s Land. Convict probation period: Three years, Maria Island. Convict assignments: Longford, Launceston, Perth, Morven (Evandale), William Gibson of Eskdale. 12 August 1851: Departure to Melbourne on the ship City of Melbourne. |
| Death | unknown |
| References | |
| TAHO: CON33/1/27, CON14/1/13, CON28/1/1, POL220/1/1. Leicester Chronicle 23 October 1841 (British Newspaper Archive); Brittania & Trades’ Advocate 27 March 1851. Ancestry: UK Prison Hulk Registers & Letter Books 1841 – 1842. |
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