Thomas Splatt (c.1800-1837), a labourer, Timothy Caton and Thomas George were found guilty on 11 April 1821 at the Old Bailey, London, of stealing four pig's feet, valued at 2 pennies; one cloth valued at 1 shilling; one basket valued at 1 shilling; and 20 shillings in copper from a cart. The men were each sentenced to 7 years transportation. Splatt arrived at Sydney aboard the Mary in January 1822. He was described as being 20 years of age, 6 feet 1 inch (185 cms) tall, with a fair complexion, light brown hair and grey eyes.
Thomas Splatt was buried at Berrima on 17 July 1837; his age was given as 36 and his occupation as brickmaker.
'Splatt, Thomas (c. 1800–1837)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/splatt-thomas-31761/text39219, accessed 1 July 2025.
c.
1800
London,
Middlesex,
England
16 July,
1837
(aged ~ 37)
Berrima,
New South Wales,
Australia
Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Crime: theft
Sentence: 7 years
Court: Old Bailey, London
Trial Date: 11 April 1821
(1821)
Occupation: labourer