Thomas
Beams
Born in Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, England
Ancestors 
Son of Edward Beams
and Amy Morgan (Howse) Beams
Husband of
Martha (Haines) Beams
— married
1808 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
Thomas Gregory Beams, Joseph Beams, Robert Beams, Diana (Beams) Sutton, Eliza (Beams) Hunt, Emma Morgan (Beams) Howlett and Phoebe (Beams) Chatterton
Died
at age 44
in Launceston, Van Diemen's Land, Australia
Profile last modified
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Thomas Beams was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to New South Wales
Biography
Thomas was born at Down Ampney, Gloucestershire in 1784.[1] He was the son of Edward Beams and Amy Howse.[2]
Thomas was convicted in 1803 of stealing a range of items, and sentenced to transportation for seven years.[3] He also stood trial with his brother Robert Beams for receiving 45 stolen handkerchiefs. He was found not guilty on this charge, while Robert was found guilty of theft.[4]
He and Robert were transported to New South Wales aboard the Coromandel, arriving 7 May 1804.[1]
Thomas married Martha Haines at Sydney, New South Wales around 1808. They were both convicts at the time, so there are no official records of the marriage.
He was granted a certificate of freedom in 1810, and then appointed Constable in Sydney in 1811.[5]
Thomas, Martha and their children moved to Van Dieman's Land in 1817, where he became a farmer.[6] He settled on a grant of land at Hadspen. The area of land at the east of Hadspen containing the family property is called Beams Hollow, named after Thomas.[7]
He passed away at Launceston, Van Dieman's Land in 1828.[6]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Convict Records (https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts) Index entry for Thomas Beams (accessed 18 May 2023)
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J39C-DXZ : 3 February 2023), Thomas Beams, 1784.
- ↑ The Proceedings of the Old Bailey (www.oldbaileyonline.org) v8.0 Index entry for Thomas Beams 25th May 1803 - Theft, theft under 40s
- ↑ The Proceedings of the Old Bailey (www.oldbaileyonline.org) v8.0 Index entry for Thomas Beams 25th May 1803 - Theft, theft under 40s
- ↑ NSW State Archives Collection, Index to the Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1825 (https://colsec.records.nsw.gov.au/), Entry for Thomas Beams Per "Coromandel", 1804
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27M-TYQV : 3 October 2018), Thomas Beams, 18 Dec 1828; citing Death 18 Dec 1828, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, line #1855, Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart; FHL microfilm 7,368,132.
- ↑ Our Tasmania (https://www.ourtasmania.com.au/) - Hadspen (accessed 18 May 2023)
- The Brothers Beams of Tasmania – A study of a Pioneer Family: The Beams Family Research Group: Feb 2004
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