Thomas Seymour (1781–1865)
Thomas Seymour was sentenced to life transportation for stealing a horse. He arrived in Sydney in 1811 aboard the Admiral Gambier. The ship's indent gave his height as 5 ft 10 ins. He was assigned to Robert Higgins who's eldest daughter Mary he married in 1814. He received a ticket of leave in 1828 and was granted a conditional pardon on 1st October 1839.
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Ryan, Mary (wife)
- Reid, Ann (daughter)
- Dyason, Lydia (daughter)
- Hoare, Margaret (daughter)
- Seymour, Rebecca (daughter)
- Seymour, George (son)
- Seymour, James (son)
- Seymour, John (son)
- Seymour, Thomas (son)
- Seymour, Sarah (daughter-in-law)
- Marsh, Hannah Louisa (daughter-in-law)
- Simpson, Ellen (daughter-in-law)
- Seymour, Isabella (daughter-in-law)
- Reid, Robert (son-in-law)
- Grealish, Martin (son-in-law)
- Dyason, John (son-in-law)
- Hoare, William (son-in-law)
- Higgins, Lydia (mother-in-law)
- Higgins, Robert (father-in-law)
- Higgins, Hannah (sister-in-law)
- Campbell, Elizabeth (sister-in-law)
- Boyd, Sarah (sister-in-law)
- Campbell, Thomas (brother-in-law)
- Higgins, John (brother-in-law)
- Boyd, Richard (brother-in-law)
- Warton, Harriet Elizabeth (niece by marriage)
- Aspery, Matilda Higgins (niece by marriage)
- Ray, Hannah (niece by marriage)
- Jenkins, Rebecca (niece by marriage)
- Johnson, Mary (niece by marriage)
- Jackson, Lydia Anne (niece by marriage)
- Eastman, Lydia (niece by marriage)
- Pegrem, Mary Ann (niece by marriage)
- Holley, Sarah (niece by marriage)
- Watson, Elizabeth (niece by marriage)
- New, Margaret (niece by marriage)
- Small, Ann (niece by marriage)
- Campbell, Robert (nephew by marriage)
- Campbell, Daniel (nephew by marriage)
- Boyd, Edward (nephew by marriage)
- Boyd, William (nephew by marriage)
- Boyd, Robert (nephew by marriage)
- Campbell, James Higgins (nephew by marriage)
- Boyd, Benjamin (nephew by marriage)
- Boyd, Richard (nephew by marriage)
- Boyd, James (nephew by marriage)
- Boyd, John (nephew by marriage)
- Higgins, Robert (master)
Citation details
'Seymour, Thomas (1781–1865)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/seymour-thomas-26281/text34174, accessed 1 May 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1781
Sunderland,
Durham,
England
Death
5 June,
1865
(aged ~ 84)
Oaks,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
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