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Voyage
Transportation
John Marsden was transported on the Indefatigable And Minstrel, departing 9th May 1812 and arriving 19th Oct 1812 with 331 passengers.
The Indefatigable was built at Whitby, England. She was square-rigged three masted ship of 549 tons and had three decks; a length of 127 ft. and a beam of 31ft. 8ins. The Indefatigable sailed from England on 4th June 1812 in company with the Minstrel. The Indefatigable came direct to Hobart, VDL arriving there on 19 October 1812. One prisoner died on the voyage out. Having disembarked the prisoners in Hobart, the Indefatigable arrived in Port Jackson on 6 December 1812, departing there bound for England in January 1813. The Indefatigable returned to Australia with convicts in 1815 (see separate listing).
Indefatigable And Minstrel (generic)References
| Primary Source | UK Prison Hulk Registers (HO9/9). Tasmanian Libraries (CON13-1-1, Image 13). State Records Authority of NSW, Pardon (Reel No: 774; Roll No: 1250)& Bound Indentures (NRS 12188; Item 4/4004; Microfiche 633)& Census (NRS 1261, Reel 1255). Ancestry. Genealogical Society of Tasmania Inc (Cemetery Index) Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 68 |
| 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
New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, Tasmania. 1826 No; 60. Name; John Marsden Ship arrived by; Indefatigable. To whom assigned; MISSING
John Marsden's life, and that of his family, has been ably documented by a descendant, Katherine Lewis, and published as "Early Launceston: The Marsden Story" (2002). There are copies in most of the State libraries.
Convicted 9 August 1810 https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1p18 Prison Hulk ship Laurel, moored at Portsmouth, No.133, Offenced: CR Felony, Convicted: 9 August 1810, Received 12 June 1811, aged 44, named Jno Marsden 1821 has Ticket of Leave as per Census, Residence: Port Dalrymple, NSW Conditional Pardon No.51, date 11 November 1823 Cemetery Index: "D:11 Sep 1828 - 67 yrs - Murdered by natives. See: Marsden, John--Elizabeth & Stonehouse, Jane--Henrietta, 5 recorded on photo of headstone held by family. Now a defunct cemetery - LAUNCESTON CYPRESS STREET ANGLICAN CEMETERY - LAUNCESTON - LAUNCESTON - LN03/00018" Death Index No.1599, Launceston, Tasmania, Registration Year: 1827, Death Date: 14 Sep 1827
With a death date of his father (incorrect as was proven) and a place of birth, this obituary opened up many leads. A search was made for the death certificate of John (1). This read: John Marsden, abode near Launceston, on 14th September 1827, aged 66, Farmer, of the ship "Indefatigable". A notation by chaplain James Norman stated "murdered by natives".