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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Whittaker was transported on the Marion, departing 22nd Nov 1843 and arriving 3rd Apr 1844 with 302 passengers.
Built 1834 at Calcutta. Wood ship of 684 Tons. The 1847/48 voyage sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) BUT also went on to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria where 300 exiles disembarked. (The newspaper source says they were from Millbank, Pentonville & Parkhurst prisons.)
Marion (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 500. Tasmanian Archives - convicts http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON33-1-53,308,296,L,80 |
| 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
A John Whittaker (free person) married a Mary Daly on 03/04/1854 - research needed to see if this same John Whittaker.
John Whittaker was convicted at Stafford on 02/08/1843 for stealing sugar. 7yr sentence. Transported to Van Diemen's Land on the 'Marion' arriving 04/04/1844. Gaol Report: good disposition and orderly in prison. Hulk Report: good Married (wife Mary), 4 children. Father: Benjamin Brothers: Benjamin, Richard & William Sisters: Mary, Elizabeth & Jane Native Place: Shardlow Boatman; aged 36yrs; 5'4"; ruddy complexion; brown hair; brown eyes; can read & write; Protestant. 12mths Probation at Jericho (southern midlands, Tasmania) Ticket of Leave 23/05/1848 Free Certificate 08/08/1850