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Patrick Fitzsimons 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; 1837 NSW General Muster and Certificates. |
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Convict Notes
The convict indentures state that Patrick Fit[z]simons was 18 years old. He could not read or write: religion Roman Catholic; status single and a native of County Westmeath. He was a farmer's boy. (Please ignore the other additions in the occupation code.) Patrick was convicted of stealing clothes and money at Westmeath on 1 March 1836 and sentenced to life. He had no prior convictions. Physical attributes: Height 5 feet 5 1/2 inches; complexion dark sallow and freckled; hair brown and eyes brown. Transport number 183. Prisoner number 36-1936. PLEASE note that there is a spelling error in the surname of the printed indentures. They missed the letter [z]. This spelling error occurs in other documents. NSW 1837 General muster states that Patrick Fitzsimons was assigned to Hyde Park Barracks in Sydney. Received ticket of leave on 11 October 1844 (number 44/2516) at Dungog. A comment on the certificate states that certificate altered to Scone 18 November 1844. Received ticket of leave passport on 28 May 1845 (number 45/459) which states that he can 'Proceed to Liverpool Plains in the service of the Australia Agricultural Company for 12 months' on the recommendation of the Scone Bench 13 March 1845. Received Conditional Pardon in 1848.