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Personal Information
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Voyage
Transportation
Samuel Chadwick was transported on the Westmoreland, departing 15th May 1841 and arriving 12th Sep 1841 with 204 passengers.
The Westmoreland was a 405-ton sailing ship built in 1832 at Lynn, Norfolk, England. Four (4) sailings listed for her to transport convicts (and some free settlers and soldiers) to Australia - New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). (Voyage in 1838 from Ireland to NSW is currently being compiled, incomplete list of persons to date.)
Westmoreland (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 311 (157) Libraries Tasmania's Online collection-CON14-1-10 Image 14 |
| 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
* Date of Trial; 11 January 1841 for Receiving stolen Brass * Married with 2 children. Died on board on the 20 May 1841 aged 36 years old. Cause of death; Scrofulous, Abscess of Scrotum of Perineum cum Diarrhea. From the Surgeon's Notes; 6 days after embarking at Sheerness, Samuel presented himself laboring under a mass of disease f the scrotum of testes and to the surgeon's astonishment declared that he had for months suffered this condition on board the Fortitude Hulk at Chatham, he had often applied to the Hospital officer there for a remedy to alleviate his sufferings. This requires no comment. .....
No details just died on board 1841.