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Voyage
Transportation
Abraham Wiltshire was transported on the Marion, departing 7th Jun 1845 and arriving 16th Sep 1845 with 299 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 HO11/14, Page Number 306 |
| 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
1849 - Marriage Permissions. 24 July 1849 Abraham Wiltshire. Ship; Marion to Mary Brown. Ship; Tory 1849 - 20 August 1849. Marriage. St George's Church Abraham aged 28 years old. Mary aged 21 years old 1850 - 26 July 1850. Birth of son Abraham Wiltshire. 1855 - FRIENDS AT THE ORPHAN SCHOOLS Orphan Number: 5779 Orphan: Abraham WILTSHIRE Mother: BROWN, Mary Father: WILTSHIRE, Abraham Mother's ship: Tory Father's ship: Marion 2 Age when admitted: 5yrs Date admitted: 20 Sep 1855 Date discharged: 24 Apr 1856 Institution(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: father, Ticket of Leave Remarks: References: SWD6
ABRAHAM WILTSHIRE WAS TRANSPORTED TO VDL for stealing a hat, ABOARD THE "MARION" ARRIVING INTO VDL 16TH SEPTEMBER, 1845. HE WAS PARDONED IN 1858. He married a Emily ROSE dau of convict Joseph ROSE