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Transportation
Samuel Marshall was transported on the Ocean, departing 31st Jul 1815 and arriving 30th Jan 1816 with 221 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 | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 242 |
| 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
Accompanied explorer John Howe on his second trip to discover a road to the Coal (Hunter) River. Eventually granted fifty acres of land which he called 'Carlton in the Willows'. Papers at the Mitchell Library, Major Mitchell, Surveyor General 36/704 Abstract R No 205? l/15th September 1820?
Samuel arrived as a young lad of 16 and caught the eye of the explorer John Howe working for him as a labourer and helping with the exploration of the Hunter Valley, for which he received the grant of a block of land. He married Catherine Spalding, born in the colony daughter of Irish convict Bryan Spalding, Spollon or Spaldon. The pair produced six children, lived the Patrick Plains area around Maitland and died and were buried in the Branxton Cemetery