accused in 1862 for the destruction of a ship, the 'Kate Kearney'; he was acquitted for lack of evidence. Thomas and Jeanie had eight children: Thomas (1857–1893); Jane (1859–1859); George Ruxton (1860–1897); Joan (1862–1930); Jessie (1864–1923); Katherine (1865–1930); Agnes Jane (1865–1938); Douglas James (1866–1901). Although the strain of supporting such a large family might have induced Thomas to defraud the insurance company, at least 15 similar prior incidents were cited at his trial. Of Thomas's eight children, Joan and Jessie married brothers Francis Rotherford Gray and Arctic Franklin Gray of Manchester. Upon the death of her husband Thomas in 1893, Kate (née Walters) married her brother-in-law, George Ruxton Berwick, who died shortly after, in 1897. Neither his wife nor any of Thomas Berwick's children journeyed to Australia, though a brief correspondence between Thomas Berwick and his daughter Jessie is archived in the State Library of Western Australia (Acc 3435A). By the time he had earned his ticket of leave his wife Jeanie had died, and all but one of his children had begun career or families in England. References General references 1825 births 1891 deaths Convicts transported to Western Australia Settlers of Western Australia Australian schoolteachers British sailors People from Peel (Western Australia)