Swing Rioters Beneath the Southern Cross

Agricultural labourers transported to Australia after the 1830s rural riots

Pre-transportation History

272: MACKRELL, Thomas
Born: about 1787Died: 1860
Family Relationships:
Group:Wessex (Berks, Dorset, Hunts, Wilts)
Where tried : Berkshire CountyNative Place: Garston East, Berkshire
Occupation: Carpenter/Wheelwright, Fa
Crime: Robbery (i.e. Receiving)Sentence: 14 years
Prior Offences: 0*Hulk: 1393
Order of Loading: 229Transport: Eleanor, to NSW

Post-transportation History

*Police Number:
Times charged: 0Times punished: 0
Granted Ticket of Leave: 01 Mar 1838Date of Pardon: 16 May 1838
Type of Pardon: Conditional pardon
Post-sentence History: Van Diemens Land resident
Marriages: England, 1812
Place of Death: Tasmania
More Information: See also Chapter 6

Notes:

*Hulk Numbers
Four figure numbers refer to the York Hulk, others, the Leviathan.  No number means either unknown or not held in a hulk
*Police Number
This is shown when known.  In Van Diemens Land the initial letter was the first letter of the convicts surname.

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