Thomas Throssell - Convict sent to Van Diemen's Land 1820

[punch]

I am hoping that someone might be able to inform me of WHAT CRIME WAS COMMITTED by Thomas Throssell, born abt. 1771 in Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire. Thomas was convicted at Northampton Assizes for 7 years. Departure date on the Caledonia July 5, 1820. Arrival date March 5, 1821 at Van Diemen's Land. He travelled with 149 other convicts. Also what does the term "assizes' mean?
Thank you in advance.

[carolanne]

Criminal Court ?
Regards Carolanne

[seahall]

Hi.

Assizes meant one of the periodic court sessions formerly held in each of the
counties of England and Wales for the trial of civil or criminal cases.

Thomas was tried at the Lent Assizes for Larceny
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Larceny


Sandy

[Sandymc47]

Hi Punch
Just being nosey.  Did you ever find out if Thomas stayed in Tasmania or
did he ever get back to England?

regards Sandymc

[hanes teulu]

Northampton Mercury

Sat, 26 Feb 1820
At our Assizes, which commenced today, the following prisoners are to take their trials.....
Thomas Thrussell for stealing a quantity of flour and three sacks at Ringstead, the property of John Sharman

Sat, 4 Mar 1820
At our Assizes which ended Thursday last, the prisoners who took their trials, were sentenced as follows - William Palmer, Thomas Thrussell, Thos Adams, John Hurst, John Cuthbert and Joseph Harris for felony;

(All except Josep Harris were on the Caledonia)

FindMyPast's "Hulk Registers" has Thomas Throssell being received on the Hulk Bellerephon from Northampton on 6 May 1820 - age 50, offence felony, sentenced 7 years. Discharged 25 Jun 1820 pr Caledonia New South Wales

The Hobart Town Courier, Feb 13 1828, has Thomas Thrussell being granted his Certificate, his period of transportation having expired

[punch]

Thank you for the great information. I am assuming that Thomas never got back to England as his Certificate of Freedom had expired.

[Spinning Jenny]

Hi,
I'm a descendant of Thomas Throssell and Mary Fryer of Titchmarsh. Are you also?

[Spinning Jenny]

Hi, I'm new at this posting activity. I joined to reply to you. Instead, I created a new post. I'm descended from one of the daughters of Thomas Throssell and Mary Fryer of Titchmarsh. Are you a fellow descendant also? They had several children baptized at Titchmarsh. However, some pages of the register are damaged. Their daughter, Charlotte, doesn't appear. She existed and was my 3rd great grandmother. Her husband, John Sharp, is a witness at the Oundle wedding of one of her younger sisters. She and John Sharpe married in Titchmarsh and one of her Fryer uncles was witness. 

[CaroleW]

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