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Transportation
Peter Weldon was transported on the Morley, departing 3rd Nov 1827 and arriving 3rd Mar 1828 with 173 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 | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
From the New South Wales Gazette 24th February 1846 The Tickets of Leave, of the undermentioned Prisoners of the Crown, have been cancelled for the reasons stated opposite their respective names. Peter Weldon, Morley (4), Maitland; disorderly conduct. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230140539?searchTerm=ticket%20of%20leave%20cancelled
Commission of Oyer and Terminer. … Several prisoners were afterwards tried, and the following sentences were pronounced:— … Michael Murphy, and Peter Weldon, highway robbery of a watch—sentence of death recorded. … Saunders’ News-Letter, 12 July 1827.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Peter Weldon, age on arrival, 22, per Morley (5) 1828, tried 1827 at Dublin, Life, for Robbery highway. DOB 1806, native place, Louth. Catholic. Single. Groom.