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mac64

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hello all
i am searching for anything on a Thomas Bird who on the 3rd january 1845in the Birmingham Boro session at age 14 was tried and convicted and given 7 years transportation
i think he was sent to Millbank prison then to Parkhurst and in 1848 was sent to West Australia on the ship Orient .Can anyone shed some light on to a date of birth or place of residence which will tell me which is the right one

I have found him on some family trees but with different dates of birth and parents.
22 march 1833 or 1834 parents Thomas and Ann
2 august 1830 this could be the christening with DB 23 march 1830 Thomas and Caroline
1831 is another year mentioned father James


He is listed as a castor maker
 
Hi Mac, welcome to the forum.
I would think that the 1833/34 ates could be ruled out, as his age at the trial was 14 and this is more likely to be correct.
Like you say, there is a Thomas Bird christened at St Philips on 2-8-30, whose residence in 1830 was Water Street - you may be able to use this to look at the 1841 census, if there are young siblings, it may be possible to pick them up on 1851, to establish correct person,
I assume Thomas stayed in Western Australia as that is where you are, have you looked (or do you know) to see if he came back to England - you can check passenger lists via the Australian national heritage site.
Sue
 
hi Sue
thats what i was thinking that 1833 did not really match but seems to be a more common choice amongst trees.Although from queries i have asked it appears alot are copying from other trees
It was mentioned that he returned for a visit in 1861 on the ship Dolphin but idont think that was him as he married in 1855 and had 15 children from then till 1881 plus with what he achieved in this state in that period of time
This man is my ggggrandfather who was a pioneer in the midwest of this state ,his wife the first white woman in the Carnarvon district. Compared to others in my tree there is a heap of info about him from the time he arrived but just not much on his life in england

Brian
 
g,day Colin
From the info ihave and everything i find, he is listed as a parkhurst boy age 14 ,his age on his death in1886 is 52 which maybe why possable some think he was born 1833/4
from previous searches there are quite a few thomas bird but just about all of them were sent to Tasmania or NSW which is about 4000 miles from where i am


Brian
 
Hello,

I may be able to help.......as part of my PhD research on Parkhurst Prison 1838-1864 I have a reasonable biography for Thomas BIRD, including a resume of his childhood from prison records. I am more than happy to exhange information but I will need to know your email address to forward the WORD document.

For the moment,

Tony Cocks
 
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