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Voyage
Transportation
Benjamin Walker was transported on the Waterloo, departing 11th Mar 1833 and arriving 3rd Aug 1833 with 216 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.
WaterlooReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 31 (17) |
| 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
Certificate of Freedom 1840 Feb Benjamin Walker, Arrived per Waterloo 1833; Licence Number: 40/0318; Dated 18 Feb 1840
occupation Dryers Boy -- , Previous convictions: Flogged; -- Height: 4 feet 10; Complexion: Fair and little freckled; Eyes: Brown; Hair: Brown -- 1837 Residence: Shoalhaven [NSW AUS]; [Assigned to] W S Elrington.-- COF 1840 Feb Benjamin Walker, Arrived per Waterloo 1833; Licence Number: 40/0318; Dated 18 Feb 1840