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.
'Seymour, Thomas (1781–1865)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/seymour-thomas-26281/text34174, accessed 12 December 2024.
1781
Sunderland,
Durham,
England
5 June,
1865
(aged ~ 84)
Oaks,
New South Wales,
Australia
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