Born before in Aspenden, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah (Phillips) Blake
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Rosanna (Blake) Romaro
Died
after age 52
in Muddy Plains, Tasmania, Australia
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Biography
Thomas was born about 1808. He passed away in 1861.
Birth Before. 10 Apr 1808 • Aspenden, Hertfordshire, England: Native place Aspenden from convict description book. Baptism date 10 April 1808 at Aspenden: "Blakes, Thomas son of William and Mary",[1]
15 Oct 1827 Hertford Quarter Sessions convicted for sheep stealing
Age 20 — Residence 31 May 1828 • at Chatham on the Ganymeade Hulk, received from Hertford 19 May 1828 Thos Blakes 20 sheep stealing Hertford 5 Mar 1828 life NSW 7 Aug 1828
Age 20 — Departure 12 Aug 1828 'Thomas Blakes' Hertford Quarter Sessions 15 Oct 1827 7 yrs . On ship Roslyn Castle to Tasmania. Farm labourer and ploughman. See convict records https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/blakes/thomas/80418 for conduct book details.
Age 31 — Marriage Permissions 30 Nov 1839: Ratcliffe, Sarah, Free and Blakes, Thomas Ship: Roslyn Castle, Permission date: 30 Nov 1839, Approved.
Age 32 — Marriage 22 November 1840 • Clarence Plains , Tasmania, Australia: Thomas Blake, "Ticket of Leave Man" and Sarah Ratcliffe, "Free woman" 22 Nov 1840 "Married in the School at Clarence Plains", both marked the register.[2] Sarah Ratcliffe nee Phillips was a widow.
Sarah and Thomas separated about 1844. Sarah was living with Richard English and she was known as Mrs English. Her daughter Rosanna's father could be Richard English. [Macreadie et al.]
Age 52 — Death 30 March 1861 • Muddy Plains, Clarence, Tasmania: Blake, Thomas Age: 50 Date of death: 30 Mar 1861, Cause of death Apoplexy . Inquest Muddy Plains, R Strachan coroner, Registered District of Clarence Plains.[3]
Research Notes
Several trees in Ancestry.com have a middle name 'Michael', possibly due to confusion with his son Thomas Michael Blake.
Sources
- ↑ Findmypast, Record set Hertfordshire Baptisms https://www.findmypast.com.au/transcript?id=GBPRS/B/71203754/1
- ↑ Tasmanian Archives: Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:827660 Resource: RGD37/1/2 no 877 https://stors.tas.gov.au/NI/827660
- ↑ Tasmanian Archives: Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1202560 Resource: RGD35/1/30 no 382. https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-30$init=RGD35-1-30P42
- Macreadie et al.,Sarah Phillips Reunion of Descendants, nd, uploaded to Harder Oliver's tree on Ancestry.com 2018
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