John Tomkins (abt. 1800 - 1877)

Born about 1800 in Herefordshire, England

Husband of Janet Russell — married 27 Jun 1837 in Tasmania, Australia

Descendants

Died 8 Aug 1877 at about age 77 in Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

John was born about 1800. He was tried in 1828 at Lent, Hereford Assizes, ^[1] for housebreaking at Putson. ^[2] The sentence recorded was death ^[3] however he was sent to Van Diemens Land for life. ^[4] From the 31st of March until transportation he was held on a hulk ship at Chatham. Either the Ganymede ^[5] or the Dolphin. ^[6] John departed England on 12 Aug 1828. He sailed to Tasmania on the Roslin Castle arriving 16 Dec 1828. ^[7]

John married Janet Russell in 1837 after they had received permission to marry. ^{[8] [9] [10]} Sometime between 1847^[11] and 1853 the Tomkins family left Tasmania for Victoria. ^[12] They lived at Inverleigh and then Mt Elephant. ^[13] John also had land at Murchison. ^[14] In 1873 the family selected numerous blocks of 320 acres at Quaimong, New South Wales. ^[15]

John passed away in 1877, ^[16] and is buried at Deniliquin, New South Wales.

Residence

Residence:

Date: 31 May1828 to 7 Aug 1828

Place: Prison Hull 'Chatham'^[17]

Residence: Assigned To Lieutenant Torliesse

Date: 1830

Place: Tasmania, Australia^[18]

Residence: Assigned to Public Works

Date: 1832

Place: Tasmania, Australia^[19]

Residence:

Date: 1835

Place: Tasmania, Australia^[20]

Residence: Ticket of Leave

Date: 1841

Place: Tasmania, Australia^[21]

Residence:

Date: 1844

Place: Tasmania, Australia^[22]

Sources

1. ↑ Class: HO 27; Piece: 35; Page: 250 Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009
2. ↑ Find My Past https://www.findmypast.co.uk Hereford Journal 4 June 1828, Pg 3.
3. ↑ Class: HO 27; Piece: 35; Page: 250 Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009
4. ↑ The Genealogist, URL: http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk

   Forename John

   Surname Tomkins

   Name of Ship Roslin Castle

   Date of Departure 12th August 1828

   Where Tried Hereford Assizes

   When Tried 25 Mar 1828

   Term Life

   Folio no. 230

   Page no. 237

   Place of Arrival Van Diemens Land

   Record type Home Office: Convict Transportation Registers 11

5. ↑ UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849 Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Provo, UT, USA 2010

   Name: John Tomkins

   Age: 27

   Estimated Birth Year: abt 1801

   Date Received: 31 May 1828

   Ship: Ganymede

   Place Moored: Chatham

   Date Convicted: 25 Mar 1828

   Place Convicted: Hereford

6. ↑ Find My Past https://www.findmypast.co.uk

   Entry number 3103

   Series ADM6

   Source Registers of convicts in the hulk Dolphin', moored at Chatham, with gaoler's reports, 1823-1833

   Piece number 420

   Folio number 131

   Record set England & Wales, Crime, Prisons & Punishment, 1770-1935

   Category Institutions & organisations

   Subcategory Prison registers

   Collections from Great Britain

7. ↑ The Genealogist, URL: http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk

   Forename John

   Surname Tomkins

   Name of Ship Roslin Castle

   Date of Departure 12th August 1828

   Where Tried Hereford Assizes

   When Tried 25 Mar 1828

   Term Life

   Folio no. 230

   Page no. 237

   Place of Arrival Van Diemens Land

   Record type Home Office: Convict Transportation Registers 11

8. ↑ Ancestry.com Title: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;

   Name: John Tomkins

   Spouse Name: Janet Russel

   Marriage Date: 27 Jun 1837

   Marriage Place: Tasmania

   Registration Place: Hobart, Tasmania

   Registration Year: 1837

   Registration Number: 3650

9. ↑ Tasmanian Names Index: URL: http://linctas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names Permission for convicts to marry (Tasmania)

   TOMKINS John Roslyn Castle

   RUSSELL Janet Frances Charlotte

   09 MAY 1837

10. ↑ Family Search: URL: https://www.familysearch.org "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2014.Citing Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart.
11. ↑ Trove URL: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper Cornwall Chronicle Wednesday 8 Sep 1847 Page 2 Trial of Benwell
12. ↑ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria: https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history Certificates 23132/1853 through to 23135/1853 (Multiple baptisms)
13. ↑ Trove URL: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper The Ballarat Star 21 May 1869 Page 2
14. ↑ Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Australia; Series Title: 4317/P Microfilm Copy Of Rate Books, Shire of Waranga [copy of VPRS 3986, 3987, 3988] [1863-1964] Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Rate Books, 1855-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2015.
15. ↑ Deniliquin Genealogy Society Inc Pastoral Times, 8 Nov 1873, page 2, column 5, Park Selection
16. ↑ NSW BDM URL: www.bdm.nsw.gov.au

    4938/1877

    TOMKINS

    JOHN

    WILLIAM

    DIED DENILIQUIN

    DENILIQUIN

17. ↑ Ancestry.com Title: UK Prison Hulk Registers and Letterbooks, 1802-1849: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;
18. ↑ The Genealogist, URL: http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk
19. ↑ The Genealogist, URL: http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk
20. ↑ The Genealogist, URL: http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk
21. ↑ The Genealogist, URL: http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk
22. ↑ Trove URL: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper Colonial Times 30 Jul 1844 CONVICT DEPARTMENT. Comptroller-General's Office, July 24, 1844.

    It is hereby notified to the under-montioned individuals, that it is the intention of the Lieu tenant-Governor to recommend Her Majesty the Queen to grant them Conditional Pardons

    Jasper Bass, Georgiana 2 ; Harrison Caw-dell, Surrey 3 ; William Cooper, Persian ; Samuel Daniel, Mary ; Robert Denncr, York 1 ; James Gooday, Augusta Jessio ; James Hawkins, Atlas ; Thomas Lewis, Strathfieldsay ; John Lane, Jupi- ter; Wm. Oliver, Emperor Alexander; Richard Robins, Lotus ; George Shepherd, Atlas ; Stephen Spencer, Malabar; William Tienwith, Earl St. Vincent ; John Tomkins, Roslyn Castle ; Wm. Jarvis, Lord Lyndoch ; Archibald Warden, Lotus ; William Walker, Bardaster.

    M. FORSTER, Comptroller-General.