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Robert Campbell Fairfax was transported on the Waterloo, departing 30th May 1842 and arriving 23rd Nov 1842 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.
WaterlooReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 107 (55) |
| 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
1842 - 4 April. Trial
The Wreck of the Waterloo, a British convict ship, having sailed from Sheerness on 1 June 1842 and under way to Tasmania, occurred on 28 August 1842, when a north-westerly gale struck Table Bay and drove ashore the Waterloo, the Abercrombie Robinson which was a troop transport, and several other vessels lying at anchor nearby. The 414-ton Waterloo, built at Bristol in 1815, an old ship with unsound timbers and carrying some 300 crew and passengers, was blown ashore at 10 am on 28 August 1842, smashed to pieces in the surf and completely wrecked. In the space of about two hours 189 people perished. Robert Fairfax was one of those who drowned.