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Charles Russell was transported on the Waterloo, departing 18th Nov 1834 and arriving 3rd Mar 1835 with 226 passengers.
1829 - Waterloo's first voyage arrived at Sydney Cove 9 July 1829. 180 Male Convicts. 2 Died on voyage. 7 sent to the hospital on landing. Total mustered; 171. Stephen Addison - Commander Michael Goodsire - Surgeon Superintendent [His wife was a passenger] 1842 - The Waterloo voyage of 1842 was wrecked on 28/8/1842. 189 people drowned, these being 143 convicts, 15 men of the 99th Regiment, together with 17 wives and children, the boatswain Mr. Chiverton, the sailmaker, the carpenter and 11 of the crew. Convicts were then received in Cape Town Prison from the wreck of the Waterloo, 2nd September 1842. They then completed their voyage to VDL per “Cape Packet” which arrived on 23/11/1842.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 468 |
| 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
Winchester Assizes.—The following completes the list of the prisoners and their sentences John Vewer, James Wallis, Charles Russell, and John Williams, all lads, for a burglary, at New Alresford, in the dwelling-house of J. L. Winn; ... Death recorded; ... Salisbury Journal, 21 July 1834. The following convicts, capitally convicted the last assizes, have been removed on board the Leviathan Hulk, at Portsmouth: —... John Yewer, Charles Russell, and John Harris, for fourteen years. Salisbury Journal, 8 Sept 1834.
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/84/74 1834 July 22 Prisoner name: Charles Russell. Prisoner age: 16 years. Prisoner occupation: [Apprentice] baker to John Johnson of [Southampton]. Court and date of trial: Hampshire Summer Assizes, Southampton, July 1834. Crime: Burglary, at the premises of John Laurence Winn in the Parish of New Alresford, Hampshire on 27 April 1834. Initial sentence: Death recorded and commuted to 14 years transportation. Gaoler's report: 'Character etc bad'. Annotated (Outcome): 'Nil'. Petitioner(s): Harriet Russell (widowed mother) undersigned by John Johnson (late master) and 20 inhabitants of the Parish of St Mary, Southampton, known to the convict. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Previous good character; fell into bad company and led astray by them; his youth. Additional Information: Ordered to Leviathan [convict hulk]; convicted with three others [unnamed].
HAMPSHIRE ASSIZES. On Wednesday sennight, these Assizes concluded, and in addition to our report given last week, the remaining prisoners convicted were sentenced as follows; and the others acquitted: Death Recorded. John Yewer, James Wallis, Chas. Russell, and John Williams, for breaking open a house at Alresford, and stealing various articles, the property of J. L. Winn. Reading Mercury, 28 July 1834. -------------------------------------------------- The mother of John Yewer sent a petition regarding her son: National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/84/82 Prisoner name: John Yewer (John Yewer Haysom). Prisoner age: 17 years. Court and date of trial: Hampshire Summer Assizes, Winchester, July 1834. Crime: Burglary, in the house of John Lawrence Winn (John Laurence Winn) at the Parish of New Alresford [Hampshire] on 27 April 1834. Initial sentence: Death recorded and commuted to 14 years transportation. Gaoler's report: 'Character bad'. Annotated (Outcome): 'Nil'. Petitioner(s): Elizabeth Haysom (mother) of Southampton [Hampshire]. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): First offence; his youth; previous good character; led into the offence by others. Additional Information: Ordered to Leviathan [convict hulk]; convicted with three others [including William Fagan alias James Wallis]. Date: 1834 July 31.