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Mark Whale

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Summary

Mark Whale, one of 369 convicts transported on the Dromedary, 11 September 1819

Born

Jan 1797

Conviction Burglary (house breaking)

Departure Sep 1819

Arrival

Jan 1820

Death

Unknown

Personal Information

Name: Mark Whale

Aliases:

Gender: Male

Born: 1st Jan 1797

Death: Unknown

Age: Unknown

Occupation: Ploughman/shearer

Crime

Crime: Burglary (house breaking)

Convicted at: Wilts. Assizes

Sentence term: 99

Voyage

Departed: 11th Sep 1819

Ship: Dromedary

Arrival: 10th Jan 1820

Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Ship: Dromedary

Departed: 11th Sep, 1819

Arrived: 10th Jan, 1820

Passengers: 371

References

Primary Source	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 218
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

Contributed by joanne pickett on 24th January 2013

Mark was pardoned after 25 years of hard labour.

Contributed by Maureen Withey on 6th July 2019

Mark Whale, for stealing wearing apparel and other articles from the house of Henry Sherwood, at Brinkworth Salisbury Journal, 8 Mar 1819 The following prisoners, 17 in number, were fully convicted of the crimes for which they stood indicted, and received sentence of Death :- …Mark Whale, aged 19, for breaking into and robbing the house of Henry Sherwood at Brinkworth.. … All the above prisoners have been reprieved, .. Salisbury Journal, 15 Mar 1819

Contributed by D Wong on 7th July 2019

Mark Whale was listed as 22 years old on arrival. Place of Birth: Brinkworth, Wiltshire. Father: James Mother: Sarah Matthews. Sisters: Sophia, Mary, Leah Brothers: Charles, James, William. Mark was 5'9¼" tall, brown hair, grey eyes, small scar on forehead. 1830 Muster: Public Works 1832-35 Musters: Assigned to Mr. D. McGowan. 18/7/1839: CP 2/6/1843: Free Pardon. 1843 Census: In Launceston.

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Revisions

Contributor	Date	Changes
D Wong	27th Mar 2023	date of birth: 1797 (prev. 0000), occupation
joanne pickett	25th Jan 2013	gender, crime
Anonymous	12th May 2011	none