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Lawrence Canavan was transported on the Waterloo, departing 18th Dec 1830 and arriving 30th Apr 1831 with 200 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 | Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
Moreton Bay Convict Records. Laurence Canoran, per Waterloo 2, Tried at Wicklow, Summer Ass. 1830, for Cow stealing, 7 years. Farm Lab. Colonial sentence: Gen . Sess. Liverpool, 29 Nov 1831, Slaughtering 2 strayed Cattle and selling their hides, owners name unknown. Sentence: 3 years. Returned to Sydney, 25 June 1835. Description Record: Laurence Canovan, native place, Wexford. Age 18, 5 ft 7. pale comp, brown hair, grey eyes, Catholic.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Lawrence Canavan, alias Canvin, age on arrival, 18, per Waterloo (2) 1831. Tried 1830, at Wicklow, 7 years for Stealing cow. DOB, 1813. Native place, Wexford. Single. Catholic. Labourer ploughman milkman sower. Moreton Bay.