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Margaret Watson was transported on the Mellish, departing 27th May 1830 and arriving 22nd Sep 1830 with 118 passengers.
1830 - From the Surgeons Notes. General Remarks of the Medical Journal. Number of Women and Children on Board. Total Women including Free women; 132 with a total of 61 Children
Mellish (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 367 (186) Old Bailey online https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t18300415-224 Digital panopticon https://www.digitalpanopticon.org/life?id=obpt18300415-224-defend1966 |
| 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




1835 - Australia Convict Musters, Tasmania. No; 154. Assigned to her husband




Case evidence was that both Margaret Watson and the person whose watch was taken had got very, very drunk in more than one public house. When a window got broken Margaret Watson gave the man's watch to the landlady.




Many records linked on Digital panopticon include permission to marry Daniel Woodley in 1839 and assignment to her husband.