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Transportation
William Elliott was transported on the Waterloo, departing 21st May 1836 and arriving 6th Sep 1836 with 220 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 | Australia Convict Annotated Printed Indentures; NSW 1837 General Muster and Certificates. |
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Convict Notes
The Convict Indentures state that William Elliott was 26 years old. He could read; religion Protestant; status single and a native of Belfast. He was a solider. William was convicted of robbing his master at Cork City on 9 October 1835 and sentenced to 7 years. He had no prior convictions. Physical attributes: Height 5 feet 6 1/2 inches; complexion dark sallow; hair brown and eyes hazel. Transport number 97. Prisoner number 36-1900. The NSW 1837 General Muster states that William Elliott was assigned to R. Campbell, Sydney. Robert Campbell owned wharves and property in Sydney as well as Duntroon, now located in Canberra, and extensive land to the east and south of Duntroon. Duntroon was located near Queanbeyan. Received ticket of leave on 8 October 1840 (number 40/2163) at Queanbeyan. Received Certificate of Freedom on 22 April 1843 (number 43/636). Comment on certificate states that he was in the Maneroo (Monaro) on 10 May. The Monaro area is land to the south of Queanbeyan, NSW, and includes Cooma.