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Transportation
Elias Watson was transported on the Morley, departing 5th Aug 1829 and arriving 3rd Dec 1829 with 201 passengers.
The "Morley" was built on the Thames, England in 1811. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Morley in 1817, 1818, 1820, 1828 and 1829 and to Van Diemen's Land in 1820 and 1823. 1829 Voyage. 200 Male English Convicts. Commander; Harrison. Richard Lewis; Surgeon Superintendent arrived 2 Dec 1829. All convicts survived the voyage.
Morley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 145 (75) |
| 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
Elias Watson, (aged 18) to the Gaol, for stealing a pier looking glass, from the house of Mr. Lingford, in George Street. December 26th. Nottingham Journal, 29 Dec 1827. The Court adjourned. Of the prisoners who pleaded guilty, Mary Anne Morris, Elias Watson, and William Smith received sentence of transportation for seven years. Nottingham Journal, 19 Jan 1828. On Monday afternoon, the following convicts were removed from the Town Jail, under the care of Mr. Vason and assistants, and put on hoard the Dolphin hulk, at Chatham, viz:— William James, William Tatham, William Smith, and Elias Watson, all for the term of seven years; Nottingham and Newark Mercury, 9 Feb 1828.
Convict Application to Marry. Elias Watson, per Morley (5), age 24, 7 years, T. of L; and Elizabeth Gibson, per Asia (7), AGE 20, 7 YEARS, Bond. Date of permission, 12 Nov 1834, Campbelltown, Revd. T. Reddall. -------------------------------------------------- Elizabeth Gibson, per Asia 1830, Certificate of Freedom, 22 Jan 1836, No 36/0042. Wife of Elias Watson, per Morley, 1829, fbs (as stated on her CF).