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Transportation
Edward Martin was transported on the John, departing 3rd Aug 1833 and arriving 1st Dec 1833 with 261 passengers.
John 1st arrived in Sydney Cove on the 25th November 1827. 185 Male convicts. of which 7 were sent to the hospital, 3 Died. Surgeon Superintendent- Died on the voyage . John - 1836/1837 Voyage. Medical Journal was lost on the homeward passage by the shipwreck of the Ship "Medora' There is an index only.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 195 (99) |
| 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
Alphabetical Registers of Male Convicts. (CON23) No; 1157 Name; Edward Martin Ship; John 2 - 1 Dec 1833 Height; 5 Ft 6 1/2 in Complexion; Sallow Hair; Brown Eyes; Blue Age; 22 Trade; Farm Labourer & Mariner Trial; [1] Middlesex G. D. - 11 April 1833 - Life [2] Hobart - 2 July 1835 - Life [3] Hobart - 29 Jan 1840 - To be hanged Native Place; London Remarks; EXECUTED; 17 Feb 1840 The Hobart Town Courier and Van Diemen's Land Gazette Fri 21 Feb 1840. Page 2. LOCAL. Ok Monday morning last the four condemned criminals, Riley, Davis, Pettit, and Martin, suffered the extreme penalty of the law at the usual place of execution, in front of the-gaol in Hobart ..... Edward Martin, who was found guilty of stabbing with intent to kill, was sent to this colony in 1833, for life ; he was a native of Cork, and was convicted in the name of John. His real surname, however, was Wade ; he was also a young man, being only twenty-five years of age. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8747913?searchTerm=edward martin ********************