Henry GOMM

Abt 1808 - 1868  (60 years)

• Name	Henry GOMM
  Birth	Abt 1808	Sherston Magna, Wiltshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Court Case	4 Apr 1835  [1]
  	Age: 26y
  	Henry Gomm was found guilty of malicious stabbing with intent to harm, William Nicholls. He was sentenced to death but this was commuted to transportation to Australia in 1835 for 14 years. He was married with 3 children at the time.
  Transported	8 Nov 1835	Sheerness, Kent, England   [2]
  	Held on the prison hulk 'Ganymede' Transported on board the 'Asia' to Hobart. Arrived Hobart 21 Feb 1836
  Census	1 Jan 1842	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia   [3]
  	This census entry is for a Henry Gomm and list the number of occupants which fits roughly with our Henry Gomm's family. The main stumbling block is that he describes himself as being Free, when he is still a convict.
  Census	4 Jan 1843	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia   [4]
  	Address: Three Hut Point
  	This census entry is for a Henry Gomm and list the number of occupants which fits roughly with our Henry Gomm's family. The main stumbling block is that he describes himself as being Free, when he is still a convict.
  Reference Number	J 0638b
  Death	6 Nov 1868
  Person ID	I5334	Jacobs
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	William GOMM
  Mother	Sarah GOLDING
  Family ID	F1753	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah NEAL,   b. 5 Jul 1807   d. 25 Jun 1864 (Age 56 years)
  Children	+ 1. Fanny Matilda GOMM,   b. Abt 1830, Sherston Magna, Wiltshire, England d. 25 Mar 1869, Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand (Age 39 years)   2. James GOMM,   b. 1832   3. Henry GOMM,   b. Abt 1835, Sherston Magna, Wiltshire, England   4. William GOMM,   b. Abt 1838, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia   5. Thomas GOMM,   b. Abt 1840   6. Mary Ann GOMM,   b. Abt 1843, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia   7. John GOMM,   b. Abt 1847, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia   8. Sarah Louisa GOMM,   b. 9 Nov 1848, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia   9. Sarah Louisa GOMM,   b. Abt 1849, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
  Family ID	F1749	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1808 - Sherston Magna, Wiltshire, England Transported - 8 Nov 1835 - Sheerness, Kent, England Census - 1 Jan 1842 - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Census - Address: Three Hut Point - 4 Jan 1843 - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Note from Nellie Johnston:- Henry Gomm was convicted at the Gloucestershire Assizes so I have attached various newspaper clippings. He was originally sentenced to death but it was commuted to 14yrs in Van Dieman's Land. He arrived on the ship Asia (4) & I have transcribed what I can of Henry's sentence. Apparently there were about 20 poachers that night & only about 14 got caught. Some got off in the trial & the others were transported. On Henry's sentence sheet it mentions he wounded William Nicholls but in the paper it states it was William Evans they wounded.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2145] Conduct Record - Gomm, Henry, 26 Sep 2010. [S2452] Prison Hulk Register - Gomm, Henry, 26 Sep 2010. [S2457] 1842 Census - Hobart, Tasmania - Gomm, Henry, 26 Sep 2010. [S2451] 1843 Census - Hobart, Tasmania, 26 Sep 2010.