Thomas Huxley (1768–1854)
Thomas Huxley (1768-1854) was found guilty (as Thomas Jones) on 25 June 1788 at the Old Bailey, London, of stealing a silk handkerchief, valued at two shillings. Sentenced to seven years transportation, he arrived in Sydney in 1791 aboard the Salamander as part of the Third Fleet. He was granted land in the colony as Thomas Jones and in 1796 settled at Windsor in New South Wales.
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- proceedings of trial, Old Bailey, London, 25 June 1788 (pdf)
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Huxley, Ann (partner)
- Arndell, Jane Forbes (daughter)
- Ellem, Charlotte (daughter)
- Wall, Ann (daughter)
- Cavanough, Esther (daughter)
- Ridge, Sophia (daughter)
- Huxley, Thomas (son)
- Huxley, James William (son)
- Huxley, Samuel (son)
- Huxley, John Richard (son)
- Arndell, Elizabeth (stepdaughter)
- Huxley, Mary (daughter-in-law)
- Huxley, Ann (daughter-in-law)
- Huxley, Susannah (daughter-in-law)
- Huxley, Margaret (daughter-in-law)
- Huxley, Mary (daughter-in-law)
- Neale, James (son-in-law)
- Wall, Thomas (son-in-law)
- Ellem, Richard (son-in-law)
- Cavanough, James (son-in-law)
- Ridge, James Bligh (son-in-law)
- Woodbury, Jane (granddaughter)
- Arndell, Jane (granddaughter)
- de Silvre, Charlotte (granddaughter)
- Lamb, Alice (granddaughter)
- Dorrington, Mary Anne (granddaughter)
- Kemp, Sophia (granddaughter)
- Parry, Ann (granddaughter)
- Cross, Eliza (granddaughter)
- Tye, Louisa (granddaughter)
- Cavanough, Elizabeth (granddaughter)
- Hayman, Charlotte (granddaughter)
- Buttsworth, Sophia Isabella (granddaughter)
- Brenchley, Phoebe (granddaughter)
- Hough, Eliza (granddaughter)
- Robinson, Sophia (granddaughter)
- Alderson, Margaret (granddaughter)
- Gosper, Louisa (granddaughter)
- Wall, Ann (granddaughter)
- Wilson, Esther Sophia (granddaughter)
- Buttsworth, Ann (granddaughter)
- Huxley, Emma Maria (granddaughter)
- Fraser, Sophia (granddaughter)
- John, Eliza Jane (granddaughter)
- Huxley, Lucinda (granddaughter)
- Greentree, Elizabeth (granddaughter)
- Huxley, Esther (granddaughter)
- Ridge, Martha (granddaughter)
- Wall, Mary Ann (granddaughter)
- Gillard, Mary Ann (granddaughter)
- Huxley, Eliza Ann (granddaughter)
- Huxley, Jane (granddaughter)
- Newman, Esther Amelia (granddaughter)
- Rich, Laurina (granddaughter)
- Cobcroft, Margaret Jane (granddaughter)
- Paul, Victoria (granddaughter)
- Boon, Emily Frances (granddaughter)
- Flemming, Louisa Rebecca (granddaughter)
- Rowley, Elizabeth Ann (granddaughter)
- Halpin, Esther Amelia (granddaughter)
- Thornthwaite, Emily Adelaide (granddaughter)
- Weaver, Luanna Jane (granddaughter)
- Ridge, Henrietta (granddaughter)
- Arndell, Robert (grandson)
- Huxley, Francis (grandson)
- Wall, Thomas (grandson)
- Huxley, Thomas (grandson)
- Arndell, Thomas (grandson)
- Wall, Richard (grandson)
- Huxley, Richard (grandson)
- Wall, John (grandson)
- Ellem, George (grandson)
- Arndell, John (grandson)
- Huxley, William (grandson)
- Ellem, Richard (grandson)
- Wall, Samuel (grandson)
- Ellem, John (grandson)
- Cavanough, George (grandson)
- Huxley, James William (grandson)
- Wall, George (grandson)
- Huxley, Edwin (grandson)
- Cavanough, James (grandson)
- Huxley, Charles (grandson)
- Ellem, William (grandson)
- Huxley, Andrew (grandson)
- Huxley, Cyrus (grandson)
- Wall, William (grandson)
- Cavanough, Thomas (grandson)
- Ellem, James (grandson)
- Wall, Jonas (grandson)
- Huxley, Frederick Thomas (grandson)
- Charles, Cavanough (grandson)
- Huxley, Robert John (grandson)
- Ellem, Frederick (grandson)
- Cavanough, Samuel (grandson)
- Huxley, Albert (grandson)
- Cavanough, Richard (grandson)
- Huxley, Samuel (grandson)
- Ellem, Thomas (grandson)
- Ridge, Richard (grandson)
- Huxley, Arthur Thomas (grandson)
- Huxley, David (grandson)
- Huxley, John Henry (grandson)
- Ellem, Samuel Henry (grandson)
- Huxley, William Henry (grandson)
- Huxley, Edward Prosper (grandson)
- Cavanough, John Henry (grandson)
- Huxley, James Thomas (grandson)
- Cavanough, John (grandson)
- Wall, James Charles (grandson)
- Ridge, William Bligh (grandson)
- Huxley, William Charles (grandson)
- Huxley, Richard Ernest (grandson)
- Cavanough, William Henry (grandson)
- Ridge, William Bligh (grandson)
- Cavanough, Frederick Robert (grandson)
Citation details
'Huxley, Thomas (1768–1854)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/huxley-thomas-17520/text33594, accessed 13 June 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Jones, Thomas
Birth
31 July,
1768
London,
Middlesex,
England
Death
4 July,
1854
(aged 85)
Windsor,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
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Convict Record
Crime: theft (pickpocketing)
Sentence: 7 years
Court: Old Bailey, London
Trial Date: 25 June 1788
(1788)
Post-transportation
Children: Yes (9)