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Joseph Thomas, Convict

Surnames mentioned on this page
Hart, Atkinson, Grouney

Herbert Atkinson 1945
with wife and daughter

Joseph Thomas, 16, was convicted of "Larceny from a person" at Old Bailey, London on 3 Dec 1818, sentenced to "Life", transported by Isabella, captain Berry, left London April 1818, arrived Sydney Sept 1818, and became a labourer at Parramatta.
6 Oct 1823 he applied for permission to marry at Parramatta, changed their minds. (Colonial Secretary Index, 1788-1825, Reel 6011; 4/3509 p.425)
He was granted a pardon for having apprehended 14 runaways in the district of Bathurst on 31 March 1828.
He married Lydia Hart on 23 Aug 1830. She left him and he had children with two wives whose names we do not know.
He died 6 Nov 1876, described as a Northcote, Victoria, storekeeper and his will names three children, Sophia Levy Atkinson, wife of Mr Atkinson of Brighton, Joseph William Thomas who married Christina Grouney, and Mary Julia Thomas.
He is buried in the Atkinson family grave, Brighton Cemetery.

Joseph Thomas 1800 - 6 Nov 1876, wed 23 Aug 1830 to convict Lydia Hart who left him before Sophie was born

Children named in his will
1. Sophia Thomas 21 Nov 1836 - 14 June 1917, wife of William Atkinson, carrier
2. Joseph William Thomas 1852
3. Mary Julia Thomas

LYDIA HART

Reference Sydney 91/293
Lydia Hart or Heart, born c 1812 at Bath, UK, was tried at Bridgewater 18 Aug 1827 for stealing embroidery thread, came to Australia on the Competitor 10 Oct 1828, description 4 ft 9ins tall, dark brown hair, hazel eyes, ruddy to fair complection, dark mole on left eyebrow. Aged 18 when she married 23 Aug 1830 to Joseph Thomas. The marriage did not last very long.

Lydia Hart died suddenly at Nymboida on 22 Sept 1864. Her death certificate states she was mother of 5 males and 2 females alive and one female dead

Lydia Hart's children born to John Cream or Graham at Munaroo Plains
1. John Robert Graham c1834 died 26 Aug 1899 aged 65. Has descendents
2. Mary A Hart born 1 June 1835, baptised RC on 11 Feb 1840, father unknown, mother Lydia Hart
3. James Alexander c1837 died 13 Jan 1917. Claims born at Mt Mitchell, NSW. Not registered
Registered birth CofE at Geogla NSW, parents John and Lydia
4. George born 28 Sept 1842
5. William born 3 July 1844
6. Catherine born 30 June 1846
7. Thomas 28 Jan 1849 also registered RC
8. Andrew 24 June 1851 born at Blicks Creek
9. Elizabeth c1856, marriage certificate claims John and Lydia are parents

Joseph William Thomas 1852, son of Joseph Thomas and Mary Ann Cook, married 5 Aug 1878 to Christina Grouney 1860, with the written consent of her father Thomas Grouney of Stanley St, Collingwood. an Inspector

GROUNEY

Thomas Grouney wed Ann Quinn
Ann Quinn died 1867 ref 1190, aged 34, dau of Mary Brady and Richard Quinn
Thomas Grouney died 1881 aged 54, son of Owen.
Their children are
1. Rosemary Grouney 1856 - 1865
2. Cath Grouney 1859
3. Christina Growney born 1860
4. Ellen Grouney 1862 - 1865

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William Atkinson, James Henry Bone

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