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]
↑ 6.06.1 "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.
The Brothers Beams of Tasmania – A study of a Pioneer Family: The Beams Family Research Group: Feb 2004
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