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Thady Hickey 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 and certificates. |
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Convict Notes
The Convict indentures state that Thady or Timothy Hickey was 18 years old. He could neither read or write; religion Roman Catholic; status single and a native of County Tipperary. He was a farmer's boy. (No occupation code exist for solely this occupation, hence the other trades he may or may not have been.) Thady was convicted of manslaughter on 17 March 1836 in Tipperary and sentenced to life. He had no prior convictions. Physical attributes: Height 5 feet 4 inches; complexion dark and freckled; hair dark brown and eyes dark hazel. Transport number 201. Prisoner number 36-2004. Comment on indenture entry that he was a brother to 36-2005 (Patrick Hickey). It appears that they have been involved in the same crime. Received ticket of leave on 26 March 1845 (number 45/659) at Cassilis. On 29 August 1845 issued with a ticket of leave passport to proceed to Melville Plains with Mr Alfred Dennison for 12 months issued on 29 August 1845 (number 45/755). Received Conditional Pardon in 1848 and this was issued on 1 May 1849 (number 49/962)