Thomas Bidwell Child was sentenced to seven years transportation. He arrived in Sydney in 1817 aboard the Lord Eldon. He was described as being 5 feet 7 inches tall with a fair ruddy complexion, dark brown hair and hazel eyes. He was granted a certificate of freedom in February 1824. He was executed in Hobart in 1827 after being found guilty of forging Treasury bills to the amount of £600.
'Child, Thomas Bidwell (1794–1827)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/child-thomas-bidwell-29738/text36819, accessed 7 February 2023.
12 December,
1794
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
7 July,
1827
(aged 32)
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia