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William Samuels was transported on the Waterloo, departing 12th Mar 1829 and arriving 9th Jul 1829 with 127 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 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 4 |
| 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
Old Bailey Online WILLIAM SAMUELS. THOMAS BAKER. THOMAS LACK. Theft; simple larceny (from 1827). 29th May 1828. Text type Trial account Defendants WILLIAM SAMUELS, THOMAS BAKER, THOMAS LACK Offences Theft > Simple larceny Session Date 29th May 1828 Reference Number t18280529-65 Verdicts Guilty, Guilty, Guilty > With recommendation Punishments Transportation, Imprisonment, Imprisonment 1141. WILLIAM SAMUELS , THOMAS BAKER , and THOMAS LACK were indicted for stealing, on the 21st of April , 2 shifts, value 5s.; 1 shirt, value 3s., and 2 night-caps, value 6d. the goods of Sarah Ward , widow ; and 1 pair of trousers, value 6d. , the goods of Robert Ward . MR. BODKIN conducted the prosecution. ANN MOULD . I am in the service of Sarah Ward, a widow, of Tottenham ; she is a laundress . Between ten and eleven o'clock in the morning of the 21st of April, I hung out these articles in a green which joins Broad-lane , about one hundred yards from her house; I missed them in about an hour; they were afterwards shown to me at the watch-house. WILLIAM GREEN . I am gardener to Mr. Pratt, of Tot tenham. On the 21st of April I was in Broad-lane, about twelve o'clock; I saw the three prisoners there; Lack went towards the Seven Sisters public-house, and the other two came towards me; I know the green very well where this linen was bung up; I saw some linen lying in a bundle, but did not take notice of it; I was cutting bushes behind the hedge, and saw Samuels take some linen up, and tuck under his coat - Baker was close to him - they then went on together; I went and told Fowler; we waited till they came up, then pursued and took them; I saw Samuels throw this shirt into a pond, and I got it out - Mould saw, and claimed it; three or four of us pursued Lack; Webster and I took him to the cage; these shifts and night-caps were found in his hat. JAMES FOWLER . I took Baker, and found these trousers on him. WILLIAM BENNETT WEBSTER . I am a constable. I assisted in taking Lack; these articles were found on him.(Property produced and sworn to.) Lack received a good character. SAMUELS - GUILTY . Aged 21. Transported for Seven Years . BAKER - GUILTY . Aged 20. Confined Six Months . LACK - GUILTY. Aged 19. Recommended to Mercy by the Jury . - Confined 14 Days .