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Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Winter was transported on the Mariner, departing 30th Apr 1816 and arriving 11th Oct 1816 with 147 passengers.
The 1825 Journey. The ship Mariner, Captain Fotherley, arrived from Ireland with female prisoners, on Sunday evening. She left the Cove of Cork, the 12th of March, and brings 112 female prisoners, having lost only one on the passage. A few passengers also came per this opportunity. Surgeon Superintendent Dr. Cochrane, R. N. Sydney Gazette, 14 July 1825.
Mariner (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 254 |
| 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
"POLICE - MANSION-HOUSE - Yesterday, [i.e. 5th December 1814] T. Winter, an African, was fully committed, charged with going into the house of Mr Stewart in Broad Street, and taking therefrom a quantity of wearing apparel." Thomas Winter was born in Jamaica (ship's indent), 20 years old , sentenced to 7 years for breaking and entering and stealing clthes. OLD BAILEY 11TH JANUARY 1815 He stole from the dwelling house owned by merchant brothers Messrs Henry and William Douglas. Martin Stewart was employed by them and lived above their accompting house. One day in late November Tom Winter had gone to the door ostensibly looking for omeone who Mt Stewart had not heard of. He went but Stewart heard a foot go upstaris and a few minutes later Winter ran down. Two days later the clothing was missed, some belonged to one the Messrs Douglas' valet. When Tom was taken a week later in Smithfield, he was wearing also a riding coat and pantaloons of Stewart and a waistcoat of one Walford. guilty, 7 years transporation. Personal details from Ship Indent: 1816 - Aged 22 years.Servant. born Jamaica - "Negro" 5ft 8 in; black hair and eyes ARRIVAL NSW - 18th October 1815 - On list of convicts disembarked from the "Mariner" and forwarded to Liverpool for distribution. Does not seem to appear again in recrods. Did he run?