Thomas was convicted of stealing ham at the Nottingham Town Quarter Session on the 7th of January, 1835. He had a previous conviction with a one year sentence and he was sentenced to seven years in New South Wales.
The convict records describe him as being of ruddy complexion with hazel eyes and brown hair. He was five feet and one quarter inch tall, 17 years old, he had a blue dot inside his left wrist and a red patch on his chin. He could neither read or write and his religion is given as Protestant. Thomas is listed as being unmarried with no children, his occupations are shown as Stocking (sox) Weaver and Bricklayer’s Labourer.
Thomas left England on the “Marquis of Huntly” which sailed from Downs on the 27th of March 1835. On the 6th of July the same year one bricklayer’s labourer was assigned to Jeremiah Warlters of the Port Macquarie District. We can assume that this was Thomas as Mr Warlters lists one Thomas Fallowell, 18 years old, on his return of convicts on the 1837 muster.
The next we know of Thomas is his marriage to Mary Webster on the 1’st of January 1849, in St Thomas Church Of England, Port Macquarie. At this time his name is shown as “Farrawell” but he signed the register with an “X”, Mary signed her name.
Thomas and Mary made their home at “Orange Grove”, on the Wilson River. Thomas is described at different times as being a farmer, cattle dealer and a butcher. They had five children who survived childhood, William, Alice, George, David and Clara. Eliza born before Alice, died on the 28th of February 1865, and was buried at Rollands Plains Cemetery, there was a headstone
but it is not there now (1981). A boy Walter died on the 3’rd of October 1867, aged six weeks. He is also buried at Rollands Plains again a headstone was erected but it has also disappeared. Another boy died in childhood.
Thomas is known as one of the local parents who successfully agitated for the establishment of a public school at Telegraph Point. The school was opened in 1876 and the Farrawell children were among the first pupils.
The next record of Thomas is his marriage to Sarah Saunders of Port Macquarie, on the 26th of November 1878. The marriage took place in the Registry Office at Port Macquarie. Thomas is described as a widower and Sarah as a widow.
On the 24th of February 1880, Thomas died at Wilsons River, of an unknown illness which lasted one day. He was buried the following day at Rollands Plains, there are no more details of the place of burial, but the death was notified to the authorities by Thomas Webster, Mary’s younger brother.
The death registered by R.Maunsell on 25-2-1880, at Port Maquarie.
The minister is recorded as Mr. Wilson – Layman, Church of England.