WALKER Thomas
Name | Thomas WALKER |
Country Of Origin | England |
Born | 1817 |
Died | unknown |
Birth/Baptism | Born approx. 1817, Dalton, Lancashire, England |
Parents | unknown |
Apprenticeship | unknown |
Skills | Watch Finisher |
Work Locations | No record found working in his trade in Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) |
Marriage/Spouse | |
Trial | 6 July 1835, Liverpool Borough Sessions, Lancashire |
Sentence | Seven years transportation for stealing nine pairs of shoes, two pairs of boots, and a book |
Arrival | 21 February 1836 on the convict ship, Asia (4) |
Police Number | 2095 |
Convict Assignment | Approx. 1838-1840: Launceston and George Town |
Ticket of Leave | 27 May 1840 |
Conditional Pardon | |
Other | On arrival: Recorded as a labourer and Watch Finisher of three years.
1842: Certificate of Freedom 1861 England Census: A Thomas Walker, a 43-year-old watchmaker, was recorded with his 52-year-old brother John Walker, also a watchmaker. |
Death | Possibly in Lancashire, England |
References | |
TAHO: CON31/1/47, CON18/1/4, CON27/1/2, RGD34/1/1 no4485 Death 1836 [John Wilson]. Web: Founders & Survivors convict database; Ancestry: 1861 England Census. The Hobart Town Courier and Van Diemen’s Land Gazette 5 June 1840. |
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