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Thomas Street (1791–?)

Thomas Street, blacksmith, was sentenced to seven years transportation. He arrived in Sydney in 1811 aboard the Admiral Gambier. He received a ticket of leave in 1813 and by 1814 was living off stores with Amelia Cosier. They married in 1823. He gave his occupation as timber merchant when he married Dorinda Cosier on 1 January 1827. The couple had returned to England to live by the early 1840s.

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'Street, Thomas (1791–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/street-thomas-28383/text36025, accessed 10 October 2024.

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Birth

1791
London, Middlesex, England

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Convict Record

Crime: unknown
Sentence: 7 years