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Voyage
Transportation
Henry Nelson was transported on the Bussorah Merchant, departing 24th Mar 1828 and arriving 26th Jul 1828 with 170 passengers.
The Bussorah Merchant was built at Calcutta in 1818, 531 tons. The ship transported convicts from England in 1828 to New South Wales, from Ireland in 1829/30 to Hobart, Van Diemen's Land and in 1831 another voyage to Sydney, New South Wales. (The ship also made voyages to Australia, in 1837, 1839 & 1845 with free immigrants.)
Bussorah Merchant (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 358 |
| 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
London Courier and Evening Gazette London, England 8 Sep 1827 John Robinson, the elder, aged 29, Lawrence Robinson, 16, Robert Robinson, 18, Henry Nelson, 22, William Nelson, 20, James Nelson, 29, and John Robinson, the younger, 22, were indicted for having wounded, and killed a bay filly, the property of John Walmsley, at Farrington. They were also charged with having wounded, and cut, one black horse, and one black gelding, the property of George Green at Farrington......... The Jury found John Robinson the elder, and Henry Nelson, guilty, and acquitted the others. John Robinson, the elder, was also on board. Listed as Henry NILSON on his convict indent on Ancestry. Henry was listed as 23 years old on arrival. Native Place: Lancashire. Occupation: Carter and farming man. Transported for 'Killing a horse'. Henry was literate, 5'8" tall, pale freckled complexion, brown hair, grey eyes, scar on right eyebrow, red swelling on left eyebrow, scar on chin, scar on back of neck, ???? JTWSD on right arm, scar on right side of upper lip. Assigned to Bathurst (cannot read name). 14/5/1845 The Sentinel, Sydney: BATHURST: INQUEST.__An inquest was held at the Black Bull Inn, in our township, on Wednesday, before J. Sutherland, Esq., Coroner, on the body of a man named Henry Nelson, who dropped down dead the previous day, about a quarter past five, in George street, in our township ; verdict, died from apoplexy, accelerated by an intemperate use of ardent spirits.
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register. Nelson, Henry. Ship Bussorah Merchant. No age listed. 7 May 1845. Bathurst T of L M45/6589