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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Walter Scrivener was transported on the Marion, departing 30th Oct 1851 and arriving 30th Jan 1852 with 281 passengers.
Built 1834 at Calcutta. Wood ship of 684 Tons. The 1847/48 voyage sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) BUT also went on to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria where 300 exiles disembarked. (The newspaper source says they were from Millbank, Pentonville & Parkhurst prisons.)
Marion (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 258 |
| 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: WALTER SCRIVENER, Theft > mail theft, 6th January 1851. Offence: Theft > mail theft Verdict: Guilty > no_subcategory Punishment: Transportation WALTER SCRIVENER , stealing whilst employed in the Post-office a letter containing 2 half-sovereigns, and 24 postage stamps; the property of Her Majesty's Postmaster General: to which he pleaded GUILTY . Aged 21.— Transported for Ten Years. Walter was 5'6" tall, light hair, blue eyes, round face, fresh complexion, healthy build, E. F on?, single, literate, protestant. 18/7/1853: TOL 30/7/1855: CP 11/10/1855: Married Rhoda Spencer at Fremantle. (Rhoda born 21/12/1837 Swan River Colony and died 1914 in Prahran, Victoria). First child, Frances Rose was born in WA. Next 4 born in NSW & last 4 in Victoria. Comments: 1857 to SA The following information comes from: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=132532631 (There is also a photo of Walter on the site) Birth: Feb. 3, 1829 Kensington Greater London, England Death: Feb. 20, 1894 Dunedin Otago, New Zealand London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 Name: Walter Scrivener Record Type: Baptism Baptism Date: 2 May 1829 Father's Name: John Walter Scrivener Mother's Name: Frances Anna Scrivener
marrie din Australia 1855, had 3 children