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Thomas Howarth was transported on the Waterloo, departing 12th Mar 1829 and arriving 9th Jul 1829 with 127 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 | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 3 |
| 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
HOWARTH- On the 23rd September, at Evan's Plains, near Bathurst, THOMAS HOWARTH, innkeeper, formerly of Bury, Lancashire, England, aged 65 years. Brother to ABRAHAM HOWARTH, Butchers' Arms, Cook's River. Empire, Sydney, 6 Oct 1865.
Lancaster Summer Assizes. Thomas Howarth, 27, charged with stealing a cow, the property of Moses Hardman. -Pleaded Guilty, death recorded. Liverpool Mercury, 14 Sep 1827.
This case gives the reason why Thomas Howarth was granted an Absolute Pardon. John Wilton and Joseph Morgan were indicted for stealing a horse, saddle, and bridle, the property of John Post, at Myrtle Creek, on the Queen's highway, and with being illegally armed with fire arms, on the 3rd of March. The Attorney General stated the facts of the case, and called John Post who deposed that he was a settler at Redbank, and on that day three weeks he was taking some cattle out of Crisp's paddock, when the prisoners came riding over the bridge, one of them was armed with a double-barrelled gun, and the other had a single-barrelled one ; witness was on horseback, and on the prisoners coming up they demanded his horse, which he refused to give up; they cocked their pieces, and compelled him to dismount, saying that if had not been for his son-in-law, who was with him at the time, they would have had his life; the big man got off the horse he was on, mounted witness's horse, and rode off. Witness then went home, and himself and his son-in-law armed themselves, and planted in the bush till the prisoners came up, but their arms missed fire, and the prisoners rode off; the horse was worth £60, besides the saddle and bridle, Thomas Hildebrand, in company with Thomas Howarth, apprehended the prisoners at Bargo Brush, on the evening of Saturday, the 12th instant. Thomas Howarth son-in-law to the prosecutor, was with the prosecutor when the prisoners stole the horse; he was also with Hildebrand, the chief constable of Stonequarry, when the prisoners were apprehended. They went along the road in search of them, pretending to be drunk, witness was singing; when they got abreast of the prisoners they ordered them to ground their arms, which they did, and were secured; on coming up to them witness recognised them as the men who robbed his father-in-law. Witness had assisted in capturing eighteen bushrangers; he arrived here in 1829, in the Waterloo, under sentence for life, for cattle stealing, from Lancaster; he had held a ticket of leave between seven and eight years, but had lately obtained a conditional pardon; he was a married man, and had only been once in trouble since he came to the colony. The Attorney General said he hoped his Honor would do what he could to obtain an absolute pardon for this witness. His Honor said he would recommend the prisoner for an absolute pardon with great pleasure, as by his conduct he had earned it. He always rejoiced to see a man returning to the paths of virtue and becoming a respectable member of society; he hoped the witness would never return to the practices for which he had been sent to the colony, but continue to be a good and industrious member of society. This closed the case for the crown, and the prisoners having nothing to say in their defence, the jury at once returned a verdict of guilty against both prisoners, and they were sentenced to be transported to a penal settlement for the term of their natural lives. Australasian Chronicle, 31 Mar 1842. -------------------------------------------------- Convict Index. Thomas Howarth, per Waterloo 1829, Recommended Absolute Pardon. Recommended by J. Dowling, C.J; H. L. Antill, J.P. 1 April 1842. Application to Marry. Thomas Howarth, Waterloo, (1), age 30, Life; Bond, Widower; and Martha Post, age 17. Came free, Free. Campbelltown, 16 May 1835. Revd. T. Reddall. Application to Marry. Thomas Howarth, Waterloo, (1), age 30, Life; Bond, Widower, 3 children; and Martha Post, Came free. Free. Place, Campbelltown, 14 Nov 1835. Rev. Thomas Reddall.
Innkeeper at Jolly Butcher, Picton NSW in 1845