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John Attwood was transported on the Waterloo, departing 30th May 1842 and arriving 23rd Nov 1842 with 220 passengers.
1829 - Waterloo's first voyage arrived at Sydney Cove 9 July 1829. 180 Male Convicts. 2 Died on voyage. 7 sent to the hospital on landing. Total mustered; 171. Stephen Addison - Commander Michael Goodsire - Surgeon Superintendent [His wife was a passenger] 1842 - The Waterloo voyage of 1842 was wrecked on 28/8/1842. 189 people drowned, these being 143 convicts, 15 men of the 99th Regiment, together with 17 wives and children, the boatswain Mr. Chiverton, the sailmaker, the carpenter and 11 of the crew. Convicts were then received in Cape Town Prison from the wreck of the Waterloo, 2nd September 1842. They then completed their voyage to VDL per “Cape Packet” which arrived on 23/11/1842.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 116. Tasmanian Archives - convicts. |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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1842 - Hulk Registers No; 7672 Age; 19 years [born about 1823] Date Received; 29 Mar 1842 Ship; Fortitude Moored; Chatham Trial; 3 Mar 1842 Offence; 2 Offences 1. Warehouse Breaking - Sentence; 7 years 2. Burgulary - Sentence; Life
John Attwood was one of the unfortunate convicts that was transported on the ‘Waterloo’, voyage 204, from Sheerness. Whilst sheltering off Table Bay, near Cape of Good Hope a storm came up and the ship(414 tons) was washed ashore and shipwrecked, 28 Aug 1842. There were 296 passengers on board - 219 convicts, 33 men of the 99th Regiment, 5 women & 13 children, under Capt.H. Agar. Ship’s Surgeon, Dr. Kelsall ordered that the convicts be freed from their irons. 190 convicts perished either being crushed or drowned (there being no life saving equipment).