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Voyage
Transportation
Charles Bedson was transported on the Mariner, departing 30th Apr 1816 and arriving 11th Oct 1816 with 147 passengers.
The 1825 Journey. The ship Mariner, Captain Fotherley, arrived from Ireland with female prisoners, on Sunday evening. She left the Cove of Cork, the 12th of March, and brings 112 female prisoners, having lost only one on the passage. A few passengers also came per this opportunity. Surgeon Superintendent Dr. Cochrane, R. N. Sydney Gazette, 14 July 1825.
Mariner (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 258 |
| 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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Convict Notes
Alphabetical Registers of Male Convicts. (CON23) No; 271 Name; Chas. William. Bedson Height; 5 Ft 7 1/4 in Complexion; Fresh Hair; Grey Eyes; Hazel Age; 53 [1763] Trade; Labourer Trial; Middlesex - Oct 1816 - 7 years Ship; Mariner - 1816 Native Place; Wolverhampton Remarks; Sydney 1821
Old Bailey Proceedings Charles Bedson Sexual Offences.bigamy 25th October 1815 1072 Charles Bedson alias Charles William Bedson was indicted for that he,on the 14th of January,in the 41st of year of his Majesty's reign,at St Martin,Birmingham,in the country of Warwick,did take to wife one Elizabeth Yeates,widow,and that he afterwards,to wit,on the 7th of May,in is 55th year of his majesty's reign,at St Georges Hanover square,feloniously did marry one Mary Cunningham,his former wife being then alive. Samuel Blyth.I am a resident in Cherry street,Birmingham.I knew the prisoner a short time before his intended marriage,in 1802,he was then married to a widow Yeates,I believe her name was Elizabeth.I knew they lived two or three years together as man and wife,after they were married.They were married at St Martins Birmingham.