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Transportation
Joseph Wathen was transported on the Asia 1, departing 20th Jul 1837 and arriving 2nd Dec 1837 with 280 passengers.
Built by A Hall & Co at Aberdeen in 1818. A Brig of 536 tons. (Wikipedia) 1830 - Voyage. Asia from Ireland. Female Convict Ship; Stead; Master, Alexander Nesbit M.D. Surgeon Superintendent. Arrived in Sydney Cove 13 Jan 1830. Mustered - 186. Died on Voyage - 3. Disembarked - 1. Total Embarked - 200
Asia 1 (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 105 (54) |
| 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
Joseph was convicted of crimes in Gloucestershire in 1833 and 1836 and in 1837 when he was sentenced to 7 years transportation. His age recorded on his prison records in 1833 was 17, in 1836 19 and in 1837, 20. This suggested he was born 1816 or 1817 and not in 1814. Joseph was baptised on 01 August 1817. In an article in The Horsham Times in 1884 Mary was described as being separated from her husband for 11 years. In another article in he Horsham Times in 1887, it suggests that a man named Wathen (and fitting Joseph's description) had been lost in the bush and was never found.
Joseph's parents were John Wathen and Judith Marston, who were married on 18 November 1810 around Stroud Waters in Gloucestershire. Joseph was born in 1814 in Gloucestershire. On 8 March 1837 he was tried for stealing lead. At the time, Joseph was recorded as 24 years old, 5 foot 6" tall with dark brown hair, dark hazel eyes, could read and write, was a Protestant, single and a Hawker. He had a ruddy complexion, the mark of a burn on the left cheek, a man woman and mole inside lower right arm, a man leaning on an anchor on upper, a woman and child inside lower left arm and a scar on back of fore finger on left hand. Aboard the Asia, Joseph arrived in Sydney Australia on 2nd December 1837. He was assigned to D Ryrie in the district of St Vincent. On 10 January 1842 he obtained a Ticket of Leave for the district of Queanbeyan. A Ticket of Leave Passport dated 1 July 1842 allowed Joseph to proceed to Maneroo in the service of William Graham and a further Ticket of Leave Passport on 20 April 1843 permitted him to remain in the service of Mr Cosgrove of Maneroo for 12 months. A Certificate of Freedom was issued on 5 March 1845, hence he would not require permission to marry. Joseph is not listed as having appeared before the Queanbeyan Bench of Magistrates for any misdemeanor during his convict years. On 3rd of June 1845 Joseph Wathen married Mary Anne LONGMORE in the Presbyterian Church at Pitt Town. Mary had been born on 15 October 1826 at Bushmills, Antrim, Ireland. They had 10 children. The WATHEN family moved from NSW to Victoria around 1850. The Ararat & Pleasant Creek Advertiser on 27 November 1868 had an article about Joseph Wathen assaulting his wife Mary, and Joseph returning to England for some property. I don't know where he died.