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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Mesling was transported on the Indefatigable, departing 30th Sep 1814 and arriving 26th Apr 1815 with 202 passengers.
The Indefatigable was built at Whitby. 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. (Details of the 1812 sailing are to be found under separate listing for Indefatigable and Minstrel.)
Indefatigable (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 184 |
| 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
He is NOT the father of Thomas MAZLIN jnr born 1819 who is the son of Hannah BROWN -ship Broxbournebury 1814 Thomas MAZLIN - ship Glory 1818 . Evidence - He is recorded in the 1822 General Muster ship "Glory" with a Ticket of Leave & is employed by a Landholder in Windsor. His son Thomas Maslin, born in colony, son of Hannah Brown, Sydney aged 3.
Description - Height in feet & inches: 5/5; Complexion: Ruddy; Hair: Sandy; Eyes: Hazel
Received an Absolute Pardon (#379) on 31 January 1821, so that he could join the crew of Dromedary as Shipwright/Carpenter/Joiner. He sailed out of Sydney on 8/2/1821 on Dromedary. He died in London in 1847. Whilst in Australia, he fathered a son - Thomas Maslin/Mazlin - with Hannah Brown (Broxbornebury, 1814). Thomas Mazlin remained in Australia with Hannah Brown when Messling returned to the UK