Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Murrell was transported on the Marion, departing 7th Jun 1845 and arriving 16th Sep 1845 with 299 passengers.
Built 1834 at Calcutta. Wood ship of 684 Tons. The 1847/48 voyage sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) BUT also went on to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria where 300 exiles disembarked. (The newspaper source says they were from Millbank, Pentonville & Parkhurst prisons.)
Marion (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 308 |
| 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
Prisoner discharged from House of Correction, Launceston during the week ending 13 Sept 1871. John Murret from Fingal, per Marion, F.S., tried at Fingal on 6 Sept 1871, for Maliciously injury, sentenced to 1 hour, native place Suffolk, England, age 44yrs, 5 feet 4 inches high, Grey hair. Tasmania Police Gazette, 15th Sept 1871, p150.