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Voyage
Transportation
No Name Given Vengeur was transported on the Waterwitch, departing 30th Nov 1838 and arriving 19th Dec 1839 with 21 passengers.
Schooner Water Witch, 99 tons. From Mauritius, 19th October,1839 with sugar—passengers Mrs.Rolls, I female and 16 male prisoners. (ref. Hobart Town Courier & Gazette 20 Dec 1839) From Bourbon via Mauritius 1843
Waterwitch (generic)References
| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849 |
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Convict Notes
1839, 19 October: VENGEUR is on a list of prisoners sentenced by the Criminal Court of the Colony of Mauritius to transportation per “Water Witch” from Port Louis, Mauritius, to Van Diemen’s Land. He is described as: single, aged 35, a servant; tried for theft at the Assizes on 3 July, 1839, and sentenced to 10 years; copper complexion, brown eyes and short curly hair; 5'8"; native place Madagascar; cannot read or write (see New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849; 1840 Layton).