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Henry (Harry) Tofft

1811-1888
Born: Norfolk, England
Died: Quirindi, New South Wales, Australia

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    <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>1.&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>HENRY TOFFTS</strong></span><!--[if supportFields]><b><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span></span></b><span lang=EN-US>xe &quot;TOFFTS:HENRY (abt1811-1888)&quot;</span><![endif]--><!--[if supportFields]><b><span lang=EN-US><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span></b><![endif]--><span>, born abt 1811 in Norfolk, England, died 1888 in Quirindi, N.S.W. Australia <br> [RECORD OF DEATH</span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 9737/1888&nbsp; TOFFTS&nbsp; HENRY&nbsp; AGE 78 YEARS&nbsp; DIED QUIRINDI&nbsp; QUIRINDI], <br> Resided&nbsp; 1842 &nbsp;Listed Under Darlinghurst Gaol (In the description he is shown as having been born in 1810, 5&#39;6&quot; of fresh complexion with dark hair and dark brown eyes. It appears that he may have been held at Darlinghurst whilst en route to Parramatta - there does not appear to have been any offence committed.&nbsp; Of interest is that in the resord his native place is shown as &quot;London&#39;where it was shown in his original record as &quot;Norfolk&quot;).&nbsp; </span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Title:Henry Toffts, one of 170 convicts transported on the Bussorah Marchant, 24 March 1828.</span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Details: Sentence details: Convicted at Old Bailey, London for a term of life on 06 December 1827communted to Transportation for life.</span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Vessel: Bussorah Marchant.</span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Date of Departure: 24 March 1828.</span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Place of Arrival: New South Wales.</span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 359 (181)</span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Author/Creator:Great Britain. Home Office. ; State Library of Queensland.</span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Subjects:Toffts, Henry ; Bussorah Merchant (Ship) ; Convicts -- Australia -- Registers ; Australia -- Genealogy</span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Publisher: Canberra A.C.T. : Australian Joint Copying Project</span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Is Part Of: Criminal : Convict transportation registers [HO 11]</span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..................................................</span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Surname Firstname Alias&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Vessel&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Year No&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Date&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; RecordType Citation&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Remarks</span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; TOFFTS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Henry&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Bussorah Merchant - 43/1054&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 24 Nov 1843 Ticket of Leave Passport [4/4252; Reel 972] Ticket of Leave 43/1641; On the recommendation of Maitland Bench</span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; TOFFTS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Henry&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Bussorah Merchant 1828 45/072&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 16 Jan 1845 Ticket of Leave Passport [4/4255; Reel 973] Ticket of Leave 43/1641; On the recommendation of Maitland Bench</span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; TOFFTS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Henry&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Bussorah Merchant 1828 47/0014 20 Jan 1847 Ticket of Leave Passport [4/4264; Reel 976]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ticket of Leave 43/1641; On the recommendation of Maitland Bench</span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; TOFFTS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Henry&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bussorah Merchant 1828 49/45 Ticket of Leave [4/4216; Reel 961]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; District: Scone; Tried: London</span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; TOFFTS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Henry&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bussorah Merchant 1828 43/1641 Ticket of Leave&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [4/4178; Reel 949] District: Maitland; Tried: London GD</span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; TOFFTS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Henry&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; - Bussorah Merchant (1) -Recommended Conditional Pardon [4/4480; Reel 798 Page 112] ]</span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ................................................</span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SMH 22 Nov 1848</span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Henry Toffts had his Ticket of Leave cancelled for disorderly contact - Singleton.</span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..............................................................................</span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bathurst Advocate 20 May 1849</span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Conditional Pardons. His Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified, that her Majesty has been graciously pleased to authorise the issue, in conformity with the provisions of the Act of Parliament, 6 Vic, cap. 7, of pardons to the undermentioned persons, on condition that they do not return to the country from which they wore transported, during the remainder of their respective sentences ; pardons available everywhere, save in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Dated 1st May, 1840. Thomas Fellows, Marquis Hastings, i ; <strong>Henry Toffts, Bussorah Merchant</strong> ;</span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ...........................................................</span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (There is a reference to Henry Toffts in the Empire Newspaper of 7th September 1860 page 5</span></p> <p style="margin-: 16pt; text-indent: -16pt"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This article deals with the trial of a man for &quot;Working a bullock&quot; belonging to Mr Humphrey of Wallhollow (near Murrurundi) and Henry was called as a witness who had actually found the bullock.&nbsp; This article makes mention of the fact that a bullock team was being worked between Quirindi and Singleton.&nbsp; Although the matter is inconsequential, it does perhaps establish a relationship between Toffts and Humphrey and the fact that they were in the habit of being associated with bullock teams between Singleton and Quirindi.)</span></p>

 
 
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