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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
David Henry Donney 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 297 (150) |
| 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
DEATH: Buried at Waverley cemetery Tried Central Criminal Court 3 March 1845 aged 15 years. Transported for larceny 2nd conviction.Served 10 months as a Police officer. Height 5'11", dark brown hair, eyes Hazel,mole on left arm small scar on 2nd finger left hand. Arrived in Hobart 16 September 1845.Departed from London 14 June 1845.The ship name was the Marion. He was a convict. Employed as a Glass Cutter in 1843 Hobart. His wife sarah arrived per "Ramillies" 24 July 1850. 3 November 1854 he was caught making a false entry in the medical officers journal. Was employed as dispenser of the General Hospital at Launceston over 2 years and from there as Dispenser of the hospital at Immpression Bay and also at the Cascades and a constable under Capt.Smith and Mr Ballantine at Norfolk Island about 1850 for a period of 3 years. Resigned to serve Dr. Huxtable of Hobart in the cordial business. Ticket of Leave 21 March 1854 Conditional pardon 14 Aug 1855 Free person 5 May 1860 Lived in Bathurst St Hobart in 1869. Applied to be a constable 14 March 1872 at Port Arthur. In 1872 lived in 2 High Street Hobart which is now called Tasma Street. In 1882 was a Ginger Beer maker in Sydney. Employed as a Cordial manufacturer in 1887 in Sydney NSW. Cascade is just outside of Port Arthur, not much there now apart from a few private dwellings(Info Lindsay Stewart)