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When Thomas Ockenden was born in 1813 in Brighton, Sussex, England, his father, Thomas,1782-1849 was 30 and his mother, Margaret (Nee) Wells,1786-1863 was 26. Thomas was one of seven children five girls and two boys. He was convicted of housebreaking and larceny at Sussex Court age 21 was sentenced to Death 14 Dec 1833, however this was later commuted to Transportation for Life he spent one year
on the prison hulk Leviathan in Portsmouth Harbour, before being Transported on the Ship Norfolk 4Jul 1834 to Cork then transferred in Sept 1834 to Lady Kennaway then sailed 2nd Jun1836 with 301 prisoners including George Shoulder co accused Sussex Goal delivery ,arriving to Australia 12 Oct 1836 Hobart Tasmania after serving 11years and four months in the colony and two years and seven months holding a Ticket of Leave he was Pardoned continued for five years in service as a Hospital Orderly He arrived to New South Wales from Tasmania on the ship Lady Penwright in 1836 then moved to Geelong Victoria in 1850 .
He married Bridgett Handley aged 18 in 1851 Thomas was aged 38, in Geelong Victoria. They had 10 children during their marriage. He died on 25 July 1895 in Melbourne, Victoria, having lived a long life of 82 years, (the average life expectancy for a male at the time was 50 years old) and he was buried in Carlton North Cemetry.
Some additional facts for Thomas Ockenden Convict
He was sentenced in Sussex Goal Court 14 Dec 1833 age 21
Spent roughly two years on the prison hulk Leviathan in Portsmouth
Sailed to Australia on the Lady Kennaway 2nd June 1836
Arrived in Australia 12 Oct 1836 age 23.
He was awarded Conditional Pardon in 1846
He received his Ticket of leave in 1847.
He remained in service for an additional 5 years as a Hospital Orderly
He Arrived in Geelong in 1850 then Married in 1851
He was a Gold Digger in Ballarat in 1856 and lived in Kent Street
He Died on the 25 July 1895 in Kensington Melbourne Victoria
He was Buried at the Carlton North Cemetry on the 26 July 1895.
UK Prison Hulk Register shows Thomas Ockenden prison number as 11990 age 21 years.
George Shoulder age 22 prison number 11991 was caught with Thomas Ockenden Housebreaking and Larceny and sentenced to 14 years Transportation to Tasmania. They were both sentenced at Sussex Goal Court 14 Dec 1833.
Name Thomas Ockenden, Gender Male Age82, Birth Date1813, Occupation Brickmaker, Conviction Place Sussex Gaol Delivery, Crime House breaking, Departure Date2 Jun 1836, Arrival Date12 Oct 1836, Arrival Place New South Wales, Arrival Ship Lady Kennaway, Death Date1895.
Lady Kenneways ships master was Thomas Boulton
Ships surgeon was Thomas Bell
Sailed ex England via Cork Ireland to Australia had to pick more convicts up.
4290 convicts departed for Australia in 1834
28,000 convicts received life sentences for transportation.
A Total of 490 convict ships sailed to Australia from England
A Total of 109 days at sea from England to Australia.
Lady Kenway launched from Calcutta in1816.
Licenced to the British East India Company
Sold to the British Government for 7,200 pounds.
Voyages to Australia from 1835 to 1851
Thomas Ockenden is my 2nd Great Grandfather 1813-1895
My late Grandmother Ethel Ockenden 1913 -1984 is the daughter.
of Thomases Son William Ockenden 1872-1948 my Great grandfather
I am only too happy to Claim. Convict 11990 Thomas Ockenden my 2nd Great Grandfather. (Anton)
Thomas's siblings, MaryAnn 1811-1848 Elizabeth 1816-1822 Jonathan 1819-1875 Eliza 1821-1853
Ellen 1824-1861 Louisa 1826-1920 all siblings remained in England Sussex Area.
Thomas was aged 59 1872 when his son William Thomas was born in Stieglitz Victoria a Gold mining town an hour's drive from Geelong.
Submitted by Researcher (16468) on 7 July 2023
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- Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office (TAHO) : CON13-1-7, 1835, Lady Kennaway, p.22
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