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Thomas Bradley was transported on the Waterloo, departing 2nd Oct 1837 and arriving 8th Feb 1838 with 224 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 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 148 |
| 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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Old Bailey Online THOMAS BRADLEY. Theft; theft from a specified place. 12th June 1837. Text type Trial account Defendants THOMAS BRADLEY Offences Theft > Theft from place Session Date 12th June 1837 Reference Number t18370612-1590 Verdicts Guilty Punishments Transportation 1590. THOMAS BRADLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of May, 2 bells, value 15s., the goods of James William Morrison, and fixed to a certain building; against the Statute, &c.; and that he had been before convicted of felony. MR. PAYNE conducted the Prosecution, JAMES BROOK. I am a watchman at Snaresbrook. About two o'clock, on the morning of the 10th of May, I was on duty—there was an alarm at Mr. Lennox's—I went towards there, and saw two men coming from the place—I stopped the prisoner, who was one of them, and the other ran sway—I found this bell in the prisoner's left hand, and this piece of a gunbarrel in his right—I locked him up, and next morning a sack and six bells were found a little way from where I took him. Prisoner. Q. Did not the other man come back? Witness. No—he would not let me take hold of him. RICHARD HAYWARD . I am servant to James William Morrison. We bad some bells fixed at our premises on the night of the 9th of May—I missed two at a quarter past six o'clock next morning, and while the gardener and I were examining the footsteps, Brooks brought seven bells—this is one of them—it had been fixed inside the fence which surrounds the premises—the paling is about eight feet high. Prisoner's Defence. I was coming down to Lee Bridge, and saw two men—they told me if I went near them they would knock my brains out—they went away, and there was this bell and piece of gun-barrel—I took them up. JOHN ROWE . I got this certificate of the prisoner's former conviction, from Mr. Parker, the Clerk of the Peace at Chelmsford—(read)—I was present at the prisoner's trial, and took him on the charge—he is the man. GUILTY . Aged 20.— Transported for Seven Years.