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Margaret Wilson was transported on the Edward, departing 23rd Apr 1834 and arriving 4th Sep 1834 with 151 passengers.
Built 1806 in Bristol, England. 406 tons. 4 voyages to Australia from Britain transporting convicts. Please note some registers of person are not yet complete - a work in progress. ************** 1829 - Edward arrived from Ireland in Sydney Cove; 26 April 1829. Female Convict Ship; Commander; Gilbert. Surgeon Superintendent; William C Watt M.D. Muster held on Board; 28 April 1829. Mustered; 174. Died on Voyage; 3. Total; 177
Edward (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 346 |
| 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
FRIENDS OF THE ORPHAN SCHOOLS Orphan Number: 5757 Orphan: Helen Rebecca WILSON Mother: WILSON, Margaret Father: , Mother's ship: Edward Father's ship: Age when admitted: 7yrs Date admitted: 9 Sep 1834 Date discharged: 1 Nov 1841 Institution(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: mother Remarks: child came with mother References: SWD28, CSO5/86/1885, CSO5/191/4635 This orphan has been claimed by: Judi Masterton Ellen Rebecca WILSON when aged 7 years, accompanied her convict mother, Margaret Wilson, to Van Diemans Land on the ship Edward in 1834. Ellen was sent to the Orphan's School and she was the girl sexually molested by the teacher. She was discharged from the Orphan's School aged 14 at the time her mother finished her 7 year sentence. Ellen married John Thomas, a ticket of leave convict, in Hobart in 1850. John became a police constable and then the licensee of three hotels in Hobart. They had five children...John Lewis, Anna Eugenie, Mary Ann, Louisa and Margaret Helen. In 1870 John was granted a police pension but his wife (Ellen Rebecca) was noted as being of "bad character". John died in New Norfolk in 1880 from amentia aged 62. He was buried in a pauper's grave. Their son John Lewis was my great grandfather and worked as a fireman on the City of Hobart (a steamer). He married Catherine Meade. It is rumoured that John Lewis later committed suicide. Their son William Thomas was my grandfather and worked in Sydney as a carriage builder on the railways. He was born in 1874 in Elizabeth Street, Sydney. I would love to hear from anyone who has an association with this family. https://www.orphanschool.org.au/showorphan.php?orphan_ID=5757
1834 - Source; CON40-1-9 Image 349 Indent No; 256 Trial Date; 3 Feb 1834 Transported for " Stealing from a Person " [Stealing a watch] Status; Married - 1 child. {Rebecca on board] Husband; Thomas a bricklayer at Whitechapel 1841 - Free Certificate; No; 598 - 19 August 1841
Source; CON27 - 1 - 1 Image 19. Age; 26 years Trade; House Maid. Plain Needlewoman Assigned; " 1 child. 7 years. [Girl]