Summary
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Transportation
John Watts was transported on the Martha, departing 18th Aug 1818 and arriving 30th Dec 1818 with 175 passengers.
410 Ton, Transported male convicts from Ireland. Register of persons on the ship are currently being listed - incomplete records to date.
Martha (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict database by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849 Offence; House Robbery Age; 22.
THERE ARE 2 PERSONS NAMED JOHN WATTS ON THIS SHIP. --------------------------------------------------- Public Notice. THE undermentioned Persons have obtained Certificates during the Last Week :-- Martha - John Watts ; Sydney Gazette, 5 May 1825. -------------------------------------------------- I AM NOT SURE WHICH JOHN WATTS THE FOLLOWING RELATES TO: Colonial secretary Index. WATTS, John. Per "Martha", 1818 1819 Jan 4 - On list of convicts disembarked from the "Martha" and forwarded to Windsor for distribution (Reel 6006; 4/3499 p.245) 1822 - Servant to Roger Connor of Wilberforce. Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3229; 4/1868 p.37) 1825 Feb 19 - On list of convicts transported to Port Macquarie per "Amity" (Reel 6019; 4/3864 pp.506-7) --------------------------------------------------
Irish Convict database by Peter Mayberry. John Watts, age 24, per Martha (1818), tried at Antrim, 1818, 7 years, native of Coleraine Londonderry Co., Labourer, DOB 1794.