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Acres, Thomas

Entry	17			Sex: M	Alias:	AKERS, Thomas
Born:	Abt 1757	at :	Devon, England
Bapt:		at:
Died:	4 June 1824	at:	Cow Pastures, Campbelltown, NSW
Buried:	- June 1824	at:	Church of England, Campbelltown, NSW

Conviction Details

Status on Arrival:	Convict	Ship:	Charlotte - 1788
Crime:	Assault on King's Highway near Torrington, Devon.	Sentence:	Death commuted to 7 years
Tried at:	Exeter	Trial Date:	14 March 1785

Parent Details

Father:

NE Acres, Thomas

Mother:

NE Husson, Mary

Physical Description

Literacy	Religion	Trade/Calling
Visage	Build	Native Place
Complexion		Hair	Eyes	Height	'	"

Distinguishing Marks:

Partners

No of Marriages/Partners

No of Children

Entry	Partners Name	Marriage Date	Marriage Place	FGS
3483?	Guy, Ann	No	Living together as early as 1792

NOTES:
8 February 1788 - Involved in a quarrel with Samuel Barsby
3 November 1794 - A 30 acre land grant was recorded for a John Acres. This was probably an error as the only John Acres (Akers) in the colony had arrived on the 'Albemarle' in 1791 and was still under sentence. Thomas was recorded in November 1794 as working 20 acres of Land
1800 - Thomas was renting land at Mulgrave Place
May 1805 - Sold 30 acres of land to Thomas Lewer for Â£180.
1806 saw him in partnership of 22.5 acres of land with Thomas Phillips
1814 - living in Liverpool and by 1816 he held 40 acres at Airds
1824 - Buried in the grounds of the Church of England at Campbelltown, NSW

1)	Sat 08 of Sep., 2012 06:00 EST 1821 - Arrival of the convict ship 'Adamant' to Sydney
2)	Mon 10 of Sep., 2012 1824 - Penal Colony established at Redcliffe on Moreton Bay
3)	Wed 26 of Sep., 2012 06:00 EST 1791 - Arrival of the convict ship Active to Sydney Cove
4)	Thu 29 of Nov., 2012 07:00 EST 1849 - Arrival of the convict ship 'Adelaide' in Sydney, via Hobart
5)	Fri 18 of Jan., 2013 18 January 1788 - Arrival of the first ship of the First Fleet at Botany Bay
6)	Sat 26 of Jan., 2013 Australia Day - Anniversary of the declaration of the colony of New South Wales in 1788
7)	Wed 20 of Mar., 2013 07:00 EST 1852 - Arrival of the Aboukir convict transport
8)	Thu 04 of Apr., 2013 1816 - Arrival of the convict transport 'Alexander' to Sydney

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