Convict Register Details
Midwest WA Heritage Convict Register Details
Convict Registry ID:617
| SURNAME | GEAKE |
|---|---|
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas |
| OTHER NAME | |
| CONVICT NO | 7430 |
| BIRTH/DEATH | 1821 – 15.02.1874 body found in bush near the Geraldine Mine |
| BRITISH DATA | marr 6 chn, plasterer, semi lit, Prot; 1861 Channel Islands census; NOK Jane Geake daughter Lefden, Devon; character - very good Marr – Mary Ann DAVEY 1844 Jersey, Channel Islands (CI) Children Jane GEAKE: b.1847 Jersey, CI; Mary Ann GEAKE: b.1849 Alderney, CI; Eliza GEAKE: b.1851 Alderney, CI; Harriet GEAKE: b.29.04.1852 Longy, Alderney, CI, marr Edward CHANT 21.05.1871 Guernsey, CI; William GEAKE: b.1856 Alderney, CI; George GEAKE: b.1859 Alderney Thomas Richard GEAKE: b.1861 Alderney, CI |
| PRE CONVICTION | |
| CONVICTION | Guernsey, Channel Islands 02.12.1861 manslaughter by shooting Mary Ann Davey, his wife, life (The Morning Chronicle, 06 Nov 1861; The Hampshire Advertiser, 09 Nov 1861, p2; Lloyd’s Weekly News, 03 Nov 1861 - under GAKE) |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | 5ft 6¼ins, dark brown hair, black eyes, round visage, dark complexion, stout build |
| ARRIVAL | Fremantle – Lord Dalhousie 28.12.1873 from Portland Prison |
| CERTIFICATES | TL17.08.1867, CP12.12.1873 Champion Bay |
| LOCATION/ EMPLOYMENT | 30.12.1863 CE personal property - hymn book; Geraldine Mine, shepherd, miner; Oct 1866 Champion Bay, letter from England from Mrs Yoe inquiring about Geake; ᴽ05.09.1867 - 28.12.1872 Victoria District, worked for 2 masters; Jul 1871 enquires about his CP |
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| REFERENCES | SROWA – Convict Register Acc 1156 R21B, R29; Estimates and Convict Lists Acc 128/32; Prisoner Property Book Acc 1156 V14; Register of Correspondence Acc 1156 C50/8426; Geraldine Mine Cemetery Records |
| STORY | No story has been recorded. Please send us one if you have it. |
| Photograph | Signature or Mark |
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