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Samuel Marsden was transported on the Medina, departing 19th Apr 1825 and arriving 14th Sep 1825 with 180 passengers.
Medina 1823. Surgeon’s Journal states: 27 August 1823; Received on board 180 male prisoners. 2: 5 September 1823; Got under way from the Cove of Cork and made all sail for ultimate destination. Two days before our departure 3 of the convicts were taken away in consequence of orders, and it was intended to have replaced them by others, but our short stay would not admit of it. The remaining convicts were 177. One convict died at sea. SHIP NEWS.—On Monday evening last arrived from the Cove of Cork, which she left on the 5th of September, with 176 male convicts, the ship Medina, Captain Brown. The guard comprises a detachment of the 40th, under orders of Lieutenant Gunning. Assistant Surgeon Coleman, 40th Regiment, comes by this opportunity The Surgeon Superintendent is Dr. Rodmell, R N. who was here before in the Mary transport. Sydney Gazette, 1 Jan 1824.
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| Primary Source | UK Prison Hulk Registers HO9/9 & 7. Old Bailey - online. TAHO, Register CON22-1-2. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 268 East Maitland Glebe Cemetery, St Peter's burial register entry No. 560 page 38 |
| 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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Samuel Marsden aged about 40yrs died in Maitland Hospital 24 March 1847 & was buried in the Glebe Cemetery, East Maitland on 25 March 1847. Chaplin's note 'Free by servitude. Arrived about 1826'
Conduct Record;- Name; Samuel Marsden Ship; Medina - 26 April 1825 Trial; 3 July 1822 - 7 years Transported for; Stealing a Jacket 1826 - No; 529. Hospital 1826 - Absent from Hospital after muster & getting out of the Hospital - Sentence; 50 Lashes 1828 - 2 July. Disobedience of Orders. Sentence; Irons 1 month 1828 - 30 Dec. Having brought a stolen [looks like handkerchief] & telling a false hood - 25 Lashes
New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, Tasmania. 1826 No; 529. Name; Samuel Marsden. Ship arrived by; Medina. To whom assigned; HOSPITAL Certificate; 1829/172
National Archives. ADM 101/52/7 Medical journal of the Medina, convict ship from 15 March 1825 to 16 September 1825 by William Gergor, surgeon and superintendent, on her passage from England to Van Dieman's Land. Folio 3: remarks for April 1825; no other cases of sickness occurred during the month of March. On the morning of the 5th April the ship arrived at Sheerness and on the 6th were embarked 82 men and 28 boys from the Retribution and Bellerophon hulks stationed at that place, the rest of our complement 70 male convicts from the Dolphin being at Chatham did not arrive until the morning of the 9th when our number was completed to 180. From the period of this embarkation to the end of April the prisoners generally enjoyed good health, no disease occurring except those of a trifling description such as slight attacks of rheumatism, colds and sore throats the latter speedily removed by the spirit gagle. Signed W.G. Folios 7-8: Samuel Marsden, boy, convict; disease or hurt, has been for some time under surgical treatments for an ulcer over the left inner ankle. Taken ill on 21 June 1825, sent to Colonial hospital when the ship arrived at Hobart Town.
the Proceedings of the Old Bailey Theft: grand larceny Convicted 3 July 1822 1056. SAMUEL MARSDEN was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of June , one jacket, value 5 s., and one pair of trowsers, value 5 s. , the goods of John Richards . THOMAS HOGG . I am shopman to John Richards , pawnbroker , who lives in Brick-lane . On the 17th of June, about nine o'clock in the morning, the jacket and trowsers hung on the door-post, about ten feet from the pavement. I missed them between eleven and twelve o'clock. ANN GORICK . I am in the silk business, and live in Spital-square. I was passing by Mr. Richards's between eleven and twelve o'clock, and saw the prisoner and two other boys looking at this dress - the biggest boy jumped up and pulled it down, and gave it to the prisoner, who ran down the street with it under his arm. I was fetched to the watch-house next morning, and found the prisoner there. I am certain of him - I kept him in sight a long time. THOMAS ALMOND . I am a constable. I took the prisoner on the evening of the 17th of June, about half past eight o'clock, from the description Mr. Young gave me. I found nothing on him. I was surrounded and ill-used in taking him - it was in a house in Spital-fields, kept by one Levy, where a number of these boys live. GUILTY . Aged 14. Transported for Seven Years . First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Recorder. https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?div=t18220703-67 Prison Hulk ship York moored at Portsmouth, Received 2 August 1822 from Newgate Prison, aged 14, Offence Stealing Jacket & Trousers, Transferred 21 June Prison Hulk ship Bellerophon moored at Woolwich, Received 25 June 1823 aged 14, Offence Stealing a Jacket, Transferred to ship Medina 5 April 1825 CP 1829/172