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Voyage
Transportation
John Waldron was transported on the Prince Of Orange, departing 1st Apr 1822 and arriving 23rd Jul 1822 with 136 passengers.
Ship Name: Prince of Orange (1) Rig Type: S. Built: Sunderland Build Year: 1813 Size (tons): 359
Prince Of Orange (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 140 |
| 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
his son James Waldron became a lawyer in Launceston
• Convicted at London Gaol 24th October 1821. • Transported for stealing a handkerchief from a person. • Goal report: "Been in custody before" • Hulk report: "Orderly" • Stated this offence: "picking pockets". Tried before for picking pockets but acquitted at Newgate. • He was sentenced to life. • He was 19 years old. He was 5.4 1/2 inches heigh. His eyes were hazel and his hair was black. • Arrived in Australia on the 22nd of July 1822 on the ‘Prince of Orange’. Convict Record: • 11/1/1823: Neglect of duty and disobedience of orders = 25 lashes & returned to the public works. • 12/1/1825: When assigned to a man named Smith, Neglect of duty = 25 lashes & recommended to the penity, • 11/10/1828: Insolence and neglect of duty = sent to the Hospital at Launceston. It being the opinion of a medical man that the prisoner was in a fib of insanity (J.C. Sutherland). • 22/8/1836: Conditional pardon • 12/4/1841: Free pardon In October 1835 he petitioned the Lieutenant Gov. for permission to marry Elizabeth Bellord (a free person). Married 4/11/1835 Married in the Church of England, Launceston Tasmania. Witnesses at the wedding were: William Sidebottom of New River (Elizabeth’s brother in-law) and William Jones of Launceston. The minister was W.H.Browne. • Baker (December 1840 Census) • He was the licensee of the "Albion Hotel" on the corner of George and York St, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia in 1850. • In the 31st December 1841 census he stated he was living in a brick house in Launceston, which belonged to him. He lived there with his wife, two sons and 1 or 2 daughters. He also had 2 male servants. • Lived in Lyttleton St & 37 York St, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. He had 6 children: Lemuel, John, Elizabeth, Mary Ann, James, Olive He died on the 17 or 20/1/1860 – at his Lyttleton St home in Launceston and is buried in the Cypress St Cemetery in Launceston. His Siblings (correct order of births unknown): • Benjamin Waldron (born 1805, transported to Australia as a convict in 1825, pardon 1832). • Sarah Waldron (of Church Lane, Spittalfields, London) • Ann Brown (or Church Lane, Spittalfields, London) • Richard Wicks (probably a half-brother, of the “Waterloo Innâ€, Collins St, Melbourne).