Convict Register Details
Midwest WA Heritage Convict Register Details
Convict Registry ID:1460
| SURNAME | MCKAY |
|---|---|
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas |
| OTHER NAME | Sandy |
| CONVICT NO | 4482/7342 |
| BIRTH/DEATH | 1821 Kirkudbrightshire, Scotland – 29.06.1891 York WA, heart disease (The Eastern Districts Chronicle, 04 Jul 1891) |
| BRITISH DATA | s/o Joseph McKay; marr, joiner; character in Chatham Prison - good; behaviour in separate confinement - good, public works - good, on voyage - exemplary |
| PRE CONVICTION | 3 times for theft |
| CONVICTION | Dumfries, Scotland 19.04.1852 theft, prev conv, 7yrs (The Dumfries and Galloway Standard, 21 Apr 1852) |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | 5ft 9½ins, sandy hair, blue eyes, oval visage, fresh complexion, middling stout |
| ARRIVAL | Fremantle – Clara 03.07.1857 from Chatham Prison |
| CERTIFICATES | TL16.12.1857, Exp04.1859; [7342] TL15.11.1866, Exp01.09.1870, CF20.09.1870 York |
| LOCATION/ EMPLOYMENT | 28.08.1857 (SO6 p65) CE to transfer to Champion Bay/Port Gregory with equipment & rations for 10 days; ¹26.01.1864 Margaret McKay and two children were living with her father James Moore [3633] at Waneranooka - she was destitute - the magistrate wrote a letter on her behalf - she was informed that she could be admitted to the poor house in Perth on application; [7342] 14.10.1863 CE signed for his personal possessions - 1 coat, 1 vest, 1 pair trousers, 1 pair socks, 1 cotton shirt, 1 pair boots, 1 cap, ½ cotton handkerchief, 18.01.1864 goods sold; Fremantle, carpenter, labourer; York - reputed to have made the pews for the Anglican Church |
| FAMILY | Marr – Margaret MOORE, d/o James Moore [3633] Jan 1861 Champion Bay (The Eastern Districts Chronicle, 14 Mar 1924)
Children: - John McKAY: Sep 1861 Waneranooka Mine - 1880s Geraldton, he remained in Geraldton with his aunt when his parents left for York – he never joined them, but left his estate to the sister he had never met; Margaret McKAY: 1864 Waneranooka - 1916 York, marr John RICKEY 1882 York (The Eastern Districts Chronicle, 10 Nov 1916 p3); Sarah McKAY: 04.12.1867 York - 20.04.1935 Subiaco marr Joseph George RICKEY 1886 York; Joseph McKAY: 1869 York - 23.09.1939 York marr Mary Ann MERRICK 1891York; Janet McKAY: 1871 York; William MCKAY 1874 York - 27.08.1936 York; Ellen McKAY: 01.01.1875 York - 23 Sep 1933 Chidlow, marr William George CLARK 1896 Perth; Jane MCKAY: 1877 York - 29.11.1967 Katanning, marr Richard Stephen CULLEN 1902 York; Mary McKAY: 1880 York - 15.09.1920 Katanning, marr Adam Sidney SCOTT 1905 York; Thomas McKAY: 1883 York, marr Clara LEONARD 1909 York |
| WA CONVICTIONS | |
| WA RECONVICTIONS | [7342] – 02.09.1863 Champion Bay falsely uttering money orders from Wheal Fortune Mine, 7yrs WA Data – unmarr, joiner, lit, Prot, from Champion Bay Prison |
| COMMENTS | |
| REFERENCES | SROWA – Convict Register Acc 1156, R17, R21B, R24, R27, R29; Estimates and Convict Lists Acc 128/32; Prisoner Property Book Acc 1156 V14; ¹Colonial Secretary’s Office Correspondence Received Acc 36 CSR 546/161; Superintendent’s Orders Acc 1156 SO6; Erickson, R: The Bride Ships, p67 - 68 |
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