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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
John Watson was transported on the Guildford, departing 4th Apr 1822 and arriving 15th Jul 1822 with 192 passengers.
The ‘Guildford’ was built on the River Thames, England in 1810. Used as a Convict Transport ship to Australia - voyages 1812, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1829. The ship was lost at sea near Singapore in 1831, loosing all aboard.
Guildford (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 158 |
| 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
Hulk Records. Sheerness Hulks, Bellerophon. HO-9-7_5 page 26. Received Seven prisoners from Lancaster, 16 Nov 1821. John Watson, age 21, CR Burglary, Tried Lancaster, 8 Sep 1820, Life, To NSW 29 Mar 1822, per Guildford. ----------------------------------- Lancaster Assizes. John Watson, 21, for a burglary, at Liverpool. Lancaster Gazette, 1 Sept 1821. -------------- Lancaster Assizes. John Watson, for burglariously robbing the house of Samuel Findlay, Liverpool, Guilty. Death. Liverpool Mercury, 14 Sept 1821.