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Personal Information
Transportation
Edward Simpson was transported on the Martha, departing 18th Aug 1818 and arriving 30th Dec 1818 with 175 passengers.
410 Ton, Transported male convicts from Ireland. Register of persons on the ship are currently being listed - incomplete records to date.
Martha (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
County of Down Assizes, Downpatrick – Thursday, August 7. Edward Simpson, for robbing the bleach-green of William Hayes, Esq. of 20 yards linen cloth the 30th of March last.—Guilty of stealing, but not out of a bleach-yard—To be transported for seven years. - . Belfast News-Letter, 12 Aug 1817.
New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849 Age; 24. Offence; Robbery of a Blench ? Green
Irish Convict Database. Edward Simpson, age 24, ship Martha (1818), Tried at Down, 1817, sentence 7 years. Native of Killyleagh Armagh Co. Trade, tailor. Absconded. 4. Edw Simpson, per Martha; 24 yrs. old ; nat. of the County of Armagh ; 5 ft. 3 in ; grey eyes ; sandy hair; fair freckled complexion; from Tailors', Shop, Lumber-yard. Sydney Gazette, 19 Apr 1822.