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Transportation
Martha Warburton was transported on the Waverley, departing 4th Sep 1842 and arriving 15th Dec 1842 with 139 passengers.
Built 1838 at Whitby. Wood barque of 436 Tons. (Incomplete registers for persons transported on these sailings of the Waverley - a work in progress) 1847 - 129 female prisoner, 32 children. 39 Free females
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Convict Notes
Name: Warburton, Martha Record Type: Convicts Departure date: 4 Sep 1842 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Waverley (2) Place of origin: Wigan, Lancashire Voyage number: 206 Index number: 73344 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1443426 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1443426
Martha Warburton was 45 years old on arrival and she was transported for 'stealing £3, her native place was Lancashire. Martha was 5'2 1/4" tall, fresh complexion, black to grey hair, hazel eyes, scar on left eye, scar on left hand - a widow with 2 children. 18/5/1845: TOL 12/11/1845: Living in a state of adultery (with Jeremiah Fensom 'Woodbridge 1840') - 1 month hard labour. 22/8/1862: Martha died at the General Hospital of 'Gangrene of the foot'. Listed as a servant and aged 56. No further marriage found.