Researchers who have claimed this convict
There is currently one researcher who has claimed Thomas Shanks
- Researcher (Brian & Toni )
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Biographies
Thomas and twelve other convicts absconded from the agricultural settlement at Castle Hill on 15 February 1803 with some entering the nearby home of M Declamb and stealing some items.
Participants were; Patrick Gammon, Francis Simpson, Patrick Ross, Laurence Dempsey, Patrick McDermott, John Lynch, John Morgan & John Brown (all Atlas 1802) and Thomas Shanks & James Conroy (both Her uses 1802) and Michel Houlahan , Loughlin Doyle & Timothy Mulcahy (all Atlas 2 1802).
All were convicted on 15 March 1803 and sentenced to death.
Source; Sydney Gazette NSW Advertiser 19 March 1803 page 2
Submitted by Researcher (Brian & Toni ) on 20 June 2014
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Thomas was tried and convicted at Dublin in 1800 and sentenced to 7 years transportation, he arrived Sydney aboard Hercules on 26 June 1802.
Submitted by Researcher (Brian & Toni ) on 18 June 2014
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Thomas was convicted as accessory on 15 March 1803 and his death sentence commuted.
Source; Sydney Gazette NSW Advertiser 26 March 1803 page 4
Submitted by Researcher (Brian & Toni ) on 20 June 2014
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Disclaimer: The information has not been verified by Claim a Convict. As this information is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the data to verify its accuracy. |
