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Transportation
Austin Golding was transported on the Ocean, departing 31st Jul 1817 and arriving 1st Jan 1818 with 181 passengers.
The 'Ocean' was an English merchant ship and whaler built in 1794 at South Shields, England. In 1803 she accompanied the ship 'Calcutta' to Australia, acting as a transport supply ship. When the settlers abondoned Port Phillip, Melbourne, Victoria the ship transferred convicts, settlers and marines to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). In 1815, 1817 & 1823 the 'Ocean' transported convicts to New South Wales.
Ocean (generic)References
| Primary Source | England & Wales Criminal Registers HO27/13, page 223. UK Prison Hulk Registers HO9/4. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 374. British Newspaper archive: Oxford University and City Herald Sat 5th April 1817 |
| 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
Prison Hulk ship Justitia moored at Woolwich Received 3 June 1817 aged 40 Est. year of birth abt. 1777 Offence: Burglary Transferred 26 July 1817 for Transportation
Sentenced to death on 25th March 1817, for burglary. Sentence commuted to 14 years' transportation.
Medical Journal of Ocean for 21 June 1817 to 16 Jan 1818, by George Fairfowl. ADM 101/57/8/11817-1817 Folios 2A, 9, 15 and 18: Austin Golding, Convict, aged 46; disease or hurt, severe pain in the middle of the thorax, dyspepsia and troublesome hacking cough. Taken ill, 1 September 1817. Died 24 October 1817. Suffered habitual cough and expectoration for several years.