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William Burchell was transported on the Waterloo, departing 18th Nov 1834 and arriving 3rd Mar 1835 with 226 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 HO11/9, Page Number 471 (237) |
| 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
William Burchell indicted for unlawfully cutting and wounding Jesse Heal, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm, at Wootton Bassett. Jesse Heal—l was in my yard against the Black Horse. The prisoner was there; went away, and I went to the Greyhound and there I found the prisoner it was about twelve o'clock the day. Prisoner asked me if I would dance? I agreed to so, and paid a penny to be given to the fiddler; prisoner then wanted to lay me 5s, he could pick out a better set to dance at the Black Horse. I would not bet with him, my wife said she thought they could pick out a better set, she began to argue, and I said to her, Mary, if thou does not go out doors, I'll hit you out. The prisoner then knocked me down; I got up, and he knocked me down again. I gave the prisoner two three blows, and he went away, and then my wife and I went down the street, when the prisoner met me, and I said, How came you strike me ? did not strike you. Before they were out of my mouth, edge-tool came across my forehead, and another came on my head, another in my jaw, and another cut me across the hip: cut the skin. I said to some persons near, For God's sake, take the knife from him, or he'll kill me. He then stabbed me in both arms. Cross-examined by Mr. Smith.—l had hand to strike my wife before the prisoner struck me. Alfred Selwood and other witnesses corroborated the testimony given the prosecutor—one of them stating, that before the prisoner met Heal, he was heard to say, If he could not do it with his fist, he …. Salisbury Journal, 21 July 1834. The following convicts have been removed during the week, from the county gaol to the Leviathan hulk, Portsmouth harbour.— Jonah Skinner, for sacrilege; Joseph Horler, for robbery ; William Burchell, for maliciously cutting; and Thomas Tucker, for house breaking. They were all capitally convicted at the late Assizes, and their sentences afterwards commuted to transportation for life. Hampshire Advertiser, 27 Sept 1834.
William Burchall was given a conditional pardon in 1846