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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Welch was transported on the Captain Cook, departing 2nd May 1833 and arriving 26th Aug 1833 with 232 passengers.
The ship, 'Captain Cook' was built at Whitby, England in 1826. Transported convicts to New South Wales in 1832, 1833 and 1836.
Captain Cook (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 78 |
| 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
Hampshire Advertiser Hampshire, England 31 Jul 1830 HANTS SUMMER ASSIZES CROWN SIDE. Thomas Welch, aged 62, was put to the bar upon a charGe of having, on the 25th of February last, assaulted and carnally known, against her will, Mary Ryder. The Prosecutrix is about 13 years old, and is the daughter of the prisoner's present wife. The charge was very distinctly proved by the girl, but it appeared in addition, that the monster had previously committed the same offence upon the same child "more times that she could tell," extending over a period of more than a year, and commencing before she was 13 years old. Folio 6: case no 86, Thomas Welsh, aged 68, prisoner; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, dysentery; put on sick list 14 August 1833, died 24 August 1833.