Thomas “Ellit” was baptised 27th September 1829, at Gosberton in Lincolnshire, the son of Charlotte “Ellit”.
Thomas’ parents were Thomas Elliott and Charlotte Gray married 10th September 1827 at North Witham, Lincolnshire. Thomas senior dies in 1829 at Croxton Kerrial, Leicestershire possibly before Thomas junior was even born and certainly before he was baptised. Burial Registers for Croxton Kerrial state “Thomas Ellet, a vagrant buried 28 July 1829, aged 26”.
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England & Wales Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 for Thomas Elliott
Names of Offenders: Thomas Elliott, Degree of Instruction: N, Ages: 18, At what sessions tried: Holland Sessions, Boston 18th October, Offenses of which those tried: Horse Stealing, Sentences: Transportation: 10 years.
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October 22 1847 The Lincolnshire Chronicle And Northampton, Rutland And Nottingham Advertiser:
Holland Sessions; Boston, Monday, October 18 – Before the Rev. W. Roy, D.D., the Revs. M. Sheath, H. Holdsworth, J. Tunnard, P. Alpe, and A. Duggan, Esq.
Thomas Elliot, aged 18, a member of the Gipsey tribe, was charged with stealing at Hart’s Grounds, on the 17th August, a bay gelding, the property of Mr G. Houcher. – Mr W. H. Adams appeared for the prosectuion, and Mr G. Kewney, of Grantham, for the defence. The prosecutor is a packet-man, living at Reed’s Point, in the above parish; on the 16th August, he had a bay horse in Kirton Drove, which he saw safe at 9 o’clock at night. The next morning at 4 o’clock, missed the horse. He advertised his loss in the paper, and by handbills. On the 29th August, Wm. Cox, of Wisbech, brought a horse to him, which he was satisfied was his. Mr W. Cox, who is a butcher, residing at Newton, in the Isle of Ely, deposed that he brought the horse of the prisoner at Wisbech, on the 18th August, for 4/., and seeing an advertisement, describing the horse, he took it home and delivered it to the prosecutor. Prisoner, when apprehended, declared that he had brought the horse of a man near Fosdyke Bridge. Guilty, but recommended to mercy on account of his youth. – 10 years transportation
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Thomas Elliot, was one of 300 convicts transported on the Rodney which departed 19th September 1851, it arrived at Van Diemen’s Land on the 20th December 1851.
Thomas Elliott dies in Queensland, 1905, the Australian death index 1787-1985 states: Name: Thomas Elliott, Death Date: 4 Jun 1905, Death Place: Queensland, Father’s Name: Thomas Elliott, Mother’s Name: Charlotte Grey, Registration Year: 1905, Registration Place: Queensland, Registration Number: 000693, Page Number: 7595.
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