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Transportation
Thomas Watch was transported on the Mariner, departing 30th Apr 1816 and arriving 11th Oct 1816 with 147 passengers.
The 1825 Journey. The ship Mariner, Captain Fotherley, arrived from Ireland with female prisoners, on Sunday evening. She left the Cove of Cork, the 12th of March, and brings 112 female prisoners, having lost only one on the passage. A few passengers also came per this opportunity. Surgeon Superintendent Dr. Cochrane, R. N. Sydney Gazette, 14 July 1825.
Mariner (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 256 |
| 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
I have been unable to find his original trial at the Old Bailey. ------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Record. CON13-1-1 Image 109. List of (28) 30 male convicts, embarked on board the ship Duke of Wellington for the Derwent in Van Diemen’s Land, 30th Jan 1818. Thomas Walch, arrived by Mariner, Tried Middlesex G.D., 5 Apr 1815, 7 years, Plaisterer. ---------------------------------------------------- He was a native of Waterford. Tasmanian Conduct Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-45$init=CON31-1-45 No 62. Thos. Walsh. Mariner & D. Wellington, Tried 5 Apr 1815, 7 years. A long and detailed record. He had several brushes with the law after he had finished his sentence and was free by servitude, - F.S. Supreme Court. Thomas Walsh, assaulting a constable in the execution of his duty. Guilty. On account of some mitigating circumstances, to be imprisoned 14 days from the day of his conviction. Hobart Town Gazette, 24 Sept 1824.