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Voyage
Transportation
Charles Childs was transported on the Marion, departing 7th Jun 1845 and arriving 16th Sep 1845 with 299 passengers.
Built 1834 at Calcutta. Wood ship of 684 Tons. The 1847/48 voyage sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) BUT also went on to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria where 300 exiles disembarked. (The newspaper source says they were from Millbank, Pentonville & Parkhurst prisons.)
Marion (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 296 |
| 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
1344. ROBERT GRAY and CHARLES CHILDS were indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of George Harrison, about the hour of ten in the night, on the 26th of March, at St. George the Martyr, Southwark, and stealing 1 coat, value 3l.; and one pair of trowsers, value 10s., the goods of Henry Henley; and that Childs had been before convicted of felony. Co-offender Partrick Gray (Thomas Arbuthnot 1847) Born Bristol. Mother Elizabeth. Brothers Wellington and George. Sisters Elizabeth and Maryanne.