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Voyage
Transportation
William Bowker was transported on the Blenheim, departing 23rd Mar 1850 and arriving 24th Jul 1850 with 307 passengers.
Built 1845 at Shields. Wood ship of 808 Tons. Register lists of persons transported on the various sailing is still a work in progress, not all are yet listed.
Blenheim (generic)References
| Primary Source | England & Wales Criminal Registers HO27/82, Page 210. Tasmanian Libraries. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 196 Names Index Search @ Libraries Tasmania website. record ID:NAME_INDEXES: 1473081 Resources:SWD26/1/6 Image34 5 pages |
| 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
SWD26/1/6 Image 34 (5 pages) 1863 - Queen's Orphan School. Application for admission 26 January 1863; Application made by Margaret Dawson, Residence; General Hospital FATHER; William Bowker, No; 22070. [Crossed out; Charles Dawson alias Boucher} Residence; Not known. Trade; Shoemaker Ship; Blenheim 3rd - 1849. Certificate of Freedom; 11 September 1854 MOTHER; Margaret Daley. No; 592. Residence; General Hospital. Ship; John Calvin 1849. Certificate of Freedom; July 1854 Employed; home, an invalid in Hospital Remarks; The children have been deserted by their father, the mother is now in Hospital, Paralyzed and utterly helpless. I fear for life, she has one other child. a girl 10 years old who will be otherwise provided for Dawson absconded from his wife in the month of November 1861, was apprehended at Green Ponds and ordered to pay 15/- a week for support of his family. The family has been a burden on the Benovolant Society 1863 - 18 Apr 1863. DEATH; Margaret Daley aka Margaret Dawson Died; general Hospital. Born; Waterford. Aged; 37 years old. Trade; Servant. Cause of death; Hemiplegia Hemiplegia - Hemiplegia is a symptom that involves one-sided paralysis. Hemiplegia affects either the right or left side of your body.
1852 - Birth of Matilda Dawson Father: Dawson, Charles. Shoemaker Mother: Dawson formally Daley, Margaret. Argyle Street. Date of birth: 07 Jan 1852 1856 - Birth of Dawson, Given Name Not Recorded. Father: Dawson, Charles. Shoemaker, Cascade Rd [Informant] Mother: Dawson formally Daly, Margaret Date of birth: 27 May 1856 Registered: Hobart FRIENDS OF THE ORPHAN SCHOOLS Orphan: Charles DAWSON Mother: DALEY, Margaret Father: DAWSON, Charles Mother's ship: John Calvin Father's ship: Age when admitted: 7yrs Date admitted: 23 Jan 1863 Date discharged: 21 Nov 1870, 2 May 1872, 21 Nov 1873 Institution(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: E Cox, George Jackson, George Town, John Whiteford, Invermay, Remarks: mother in hospital, father deserted - won dictation, arithmetic & penmanship prizes 1868, 1869 -, absconded from Whiteford - References: SWD26/6, 27, 32/1, 53, HAP1871/63, Mercury 9 Dec 1873p3 https://www.orphanschool.org.au/showorphan.php?orphan_ID=1416 1858 - Birth of Edwin Dawson. Father; Dawson, Charles, Bootmaker. Mother: Dawson formally Daley, Margaret [Informant] Residence; Sandy Bay Date of birth: 10 Sep 1858 Registered:Hobart FRIENDS OF THE ORPHAN SCHOOLS Orphan Number: 1417 Orphan: Edwin DAWSON Mother: DALEY, Margaret Father: DAWSON, Charles Mother's ship: John Calvin Father's ship: Age when admitted: 5yrs Date admitted: 23 Jan 1863 Date discharged: 8 May 1872, 6 Feb 1875 Institution(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: George Jackson, George Town, William Warren, George Town Remarks: mother in hospital, father deserted - won prize Jan 1868, arithmetic, Church of England and money prize 1872-3 References: SWD26/6, 27, 32/1, 53, 54, 55/3, HAP1871/63
Convicted 11 Dec. 1847 Criminal Registers: aged 18, Offence Burglary, Sentence 7 years Conduct Record: Aged 22, can read & write, Trade Confectionier, Transported for Burglary, three times previously convicted, Single, Cert. Free 14 Dec. 1854 https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-95$init=CON33-1-95p20
Married Margaret Daley 10 May 1852 at St Georges Church of England in Hobart,Tasmania.Permission to marry 26/2/1852.