WALKER, C.

HMS Pelorus

19 Sept 1859 P2087

AB, armour crew (10s reward).

WALKER, James

HMS Herald

9 Aug 1860 P1497

gunner’s mate, 30yrs, 5’9 1/2”, brown hair, hazel eyes, pockpitted; of Landport, Hants.

WALKER, William

HMS Cordelia

19 July 1861 P1560

stoker, 22yrs, 6’0”; dark, dark hair, hazel eyes, round features, stumpy whiskers; strong; native of Adelaide, Australia.

WALLACE, Alexander

HMS Iris

5 Nov 1857 P2122

AB, 33yrs, 5’7”, dark brown hair, hazel eyes, born Caithness.

WALLACE, George

HMS Liverpool

15.12.1869 p392

Deserted at Hobson’s Bay, a Devonshire man, aged 23, 5’ 4”, brown hair, hazel eyes, fair complexion.

WALLIDGE, George

HMS Esk

28.3.1866 p109

Deserted at Sydney, on 8th March, 1866, AB, 5' 8", light brown hair, grey eyes, scar over left eye; born on the 8th March, 1845, at Dover, Kent; former ship, “Curacoa". �3 reward.

WALLIS, William

HMS Iris

16 Sept 1858 P1521

21yrs, 5’8”, brown hair, grey eyes; of Bristol; first entry.

WALTERS, Henry

HMS Salamander

6.2.1867 p48

servant, born at Greenwich, 1843, 5' 7�", light brown hair, light blue eyes, fair complexion.

WALTERS, James

HMS Elk

9 Jan 1860 p56

AB, 29yrs, brown hair, grey eyes, swarthy complexion, of Kent

WARBURTON, William

HMS Hindostan

31 Mar 1810

may be apprehended with James Duncan, William Harrison, John Green and put on board the same ship any person harbouring either of whom will be prosecuted according to the law.

WARD, William

HMS Herald

7 Apr 1854 P748

Private RM, 30yrs, 5’6 l/2”, fair, brown hair, blue eyes; of Easingwold , York.

WARDELL, Edward

HMS Orpheus

10 Sept 1862 p168

Caulker' s mate, 25yrs, native of Surrey, 5' 5�", black hair, hazel eyes, sallow complexion.

WARDEN, John

HMSV Acheron

28 July 1853, P1288

Deserted at Port Stephens on 23 March 1853, OS, 5’3”, fair, dark brown hair, hazel eyes, bow legged.

WARN, Benjamin

HMS Galatea

24.3.1869 p89

OS, born 16th December, 1850, at East Love, Cornwall; 5’ 4”, brown hair, grey eyes.

WARN, George

HMS Orpheus

18 Jun 1862 P97

quarter-master, 27yrs, native of Brading, Isle of Wight, 5' 6�", brown hair, hazel eyes, ruddy complexion; tattooing on both legs; last ship, “St. Vincent".

WARNER, George

HMS Rosario

9.6.1869 p176

OS, born on 19th January, 1849, at London, Middlesex, 5’ 5”, brown hair, brown eyes; former ship, “Liverpool”. �3 reward. ( Note p195, Warner arrested Newcastle p185 Notice dated 16.6.1869

WARNER, James

HMS Barossa

Victoria P.G, 14.12.1869

A Norfolk man, aged 17, 5’ 2”, brown hair and eyes.

WARR, William

HMS Barossa

Victoria P.G, 14.12.1869

A Londoner, aged 21, 5’ l”, brown hair, hazel eyes.

WARREN, George

HMS Calliope

4 Jan 1853 p42

AB, 34yrs, 5’5”, sallow, brown hair, grey eyes, no whiskers (re advt. 29.11.1853).

WARREN, George W.

HMS Liffey

29.12.1869 p405

ordinary seaman, born at Yarmouth, on the 12th August, 1825, 5’ 5”, dark brown hair, grey eyes, bracelets on each arm; former ship, “Fisgard”. �1 reward.

WARREN, John

HMS Challenger

15.6.1870 p158

Ordinary seaman, born on the 8th June, 1850, at Govan, Renfrew; 5’ 7”, brown hair, dark grey eyes; former ship “Virago”. �3 reward.

WARREN, John

HMS Challenger

29.12.1869 p405

On the 22nd December. Ordinary seaman, born at Govan, Renirew, on the 8th June, 1850, 5’ 7�”, brown hair, grey eyes, former ship “Virago”. �1 reward-

WARREN, William

HMS Calliope

4 Jan 1853 p42

AB, 5’8”, dark, dark brown hair, grey eyes, black whiskers �1 reward.

WARREN, William

HMS Calliope

7 July 1852

AB, 30yrs, 5’5”, dark, brown hair, grey eyes, black whiskers; of Devonport, Devon; former ship Curacoa, Bellerophon (re advt. 4.l.1853)

WARREN, William H.

HMS Fantome

9 Oct 1852 P1496

AB, 27yrs, 5’6 1/2”, dark brown hair, hazel eyes.

WARSAL, Sam

Escaped prisoner

8 Aug 1812

see Samuel Morris.

WATERFIELD, Mathew

HMS Salamander

15.3.1865 p97

on the 4th November, 1864, private, RMLI, born September, 1837, 5' 7", light hair, grey eyes, fair complexion.

WATLING, Robert James

HMS Challenger

Victoria P.G. 19.10.1869

Carpenter, aged 44, 5’ 3 or 3�”, ruddy complexion, brown hair, grey eyes, two small tumors left cheek.

WATSON, John

HMS Iris

12 April 1858 P621

AB, 23yrs, 5’6”, brown hair, blue eyes; of Maryport, Cumberland. Entered from the Lobelia, now in port.

WATSON, John

HMS Iris

16 July 1857 P1437

LS, 35yrs, 5 ‘7”, black hair, hazel eyes.

WATTS, John

HMS Harrier

17.2.1862 p411

AB, 28yrs 11mo, 5’ 3�”, black hair, and hazel eyes, thistle on left wrist, woman on right wrist; native of Paddington, London; former ship, “Brilliant”. �3 reward.

WATTS, William

HMS Fantome

17 Oct 1853 P1831

painter, 5’8 1/2”, brown hair, hazel eyes.

WAY, Henry

HMS Iris

16 Sept 1858 P1521

AB, 21yrs, 5’4”, brown hair, blue eyes; of Tenby (Sexby), Wales; first entry.

WEATHERSTONE, Thomas

HMS Barossa

Victoria P.G, 14.12.1869

A Berwick man, aged 17, 5’ 3”, brown hair, blue eyes.

WEBB, James

HMS Iris

5 Nov 1857 P2122

Private RM, 22yrs, 5’7”, brown hair, eyes, born Essex.

WEBBER, Henry J.

HMS Galatea

Victorian P.G, 12.12.1867

a Plymouth man, aged 20, 5' 6", brown hair, hazel eyes; formerly served in the “Phoebe".

WEBBER, N. H.

HMS Galatea

Victorian P.G, 12.12.1867

a Devonshire man, 24yrs, 5' 6", dark brown hair, brown eyes; formerly served in the “Shamrock.

WELLS, A.

HMS Megaera

15Apr, 1858 P657

Deserted at Sydney, OS, 20yrs, 5’1”, brown hair, hazel eyes, of Kingston, Sussex. Former ship Leander.

WELMAN, Joseph

HMS Cordelia

10 Oct 1859 P2225

BC, 18yrs, 5’7”, brown hair, hazel eyes; of Devonport.

WELSH, Edward

HMS Liverpool

Victoria P.G, 14.12.1869

A Cork man, aged 26, 5’ 6”, light hair, hazel eyes, fair complexion.

WELSH, George

HMSS Miranda

4.1.1865 p6

AB, 24yrs, 5' 10", dark brown hair, blue eyes, cut on right arm, native of Liverpool, Lancashire; former ship “Cordelia".

WELSH, Mortimer

HMS Rosario

20.5.1868 p156

AB, born in London, Middlesex, 1846, 5’ 4”, brown hair, brown eyes, blue marks on arms; former ship, “Scylla”.

WELSH, William

HMS Electra

23 Sept 1854 P2092

Marine, 33, 5’7 1/2”, dark brown hair, grey eyes; of Eastmean, Hants; former ship Portsmouth, Division.

WENSLEY, William

HMS Iris

15 Aug 1859 p1797

lst class boy, 18yrs, 5’ 3”, dark brown hair, hazel eyes; of London.

WEST, John

HMS Salamander

15.3.1865 p97

on the 7th March, 1865, private, RMLI, born 1st May, 1840, 5' 11", brown hair, hazel eyes, sallow complexion. Fountain, Green, Leitch, and West are supposed to have left Sydney for Melbourne, en route for Warrnambool.

WEST, Thomas

HMS Iris

11 Oct 1858 P1647

AB, 25yrs, 5’4”, black hair, grey eyes; of Maidstone, Kent. Former ship Imperieuse

WESTCOTT, William

HMS Iris

3 May 1858 P733

Rope maker, 30yrs, 5’6”, light brown hair, of Plymouth. Former ship Impregnable.

WESTERMAN, John

HMS Samarang

2 Jan 1813

Deserted at Sydney, OS, 25yrs, 5’ 5 1/4”, swarthy, dark hair, grey eyes, marked by smallpox, cut on left side head. ‘All who voluntarily surrender before 20th inst. will be pardoned and returned to their, Duty as before. William Case Commander.

WESTON, John

HMS Challenger

18.11.1868 p337

OS, born at Cookham, Berks, 4th June, 1849, 5’ 6”, light hair, blue eyes; form-er ship, “St. Vincent’. �3 reward.

WHALE, Joseph

HMS Galatea

South Australia P.G, 22 Nov 1867:

Deserted at Port Adelaide SA, OS, 22yrs, 5' 4", brown hair, hazel eyes; a native of Cornwall.

WHEEHOUSE, Robert

HMS Liffey

Victoria P.G, 14.12.1869

A Nottinghamshire man, aged 26, 5’ 6”, brown hair, dark eyes.

WHILEY, William

HMS Iris

3 May 1858 P733

carpenter’s mate, 38yrs, 5’6”, brown hair, grey eyes, of Portsmouth; former ship Wellesley.

WHITCOMB, Charles

HMS Megaera

15Apr, 1858 P657

Deserted at Sydney, 36yrs, 5’6”, black hair, black eyes; of Landport, Hants. Former ship Transit.

WHITE, George

HMS Torch

28 Feb 1854 P443

officer’s cook, 27yrs, 5’5”, fair, light brown hair, blue eyes, born Shipton, Somerset.

WHITE, George

HMS Liverpool

Victoria P.G. 7.12.1869

Deserted Hobson’s Bay on 29.11.1869, musician, English, age 28, 5’ 7�”, light hair, blue eyes, fresh complexion, scar on back. �3 reward.

WHITE, William

HMS Harrier

19.3.1862 p22

18 years of age, 5’ 4�”, brown hair, hazel eyes, scar on right cheek; native of Sydney; former ship, “Herald”.

WHITESIDE, John

HMS Cordelia

25 Nov 1861 P2540

AB, 21yrs, 5’9”, brown hair, blue eyes; of Erdeglass, Down.

WHITEWAY, George

HMS Iris

2 Dec 1858 P2142

Private RM, 39yrs, 5’7”, dark hair, blue eyes; of Plymouth. Former ship Arethusa.

WHITING, George

HMS Iris

18 Aug 1859 p1841

Private RM, 38yrs, 5’7”, brown hair, blue eyes; of Devon; former ship Arethusa.

WHITNALE, George

HMS Herald

22 Aug 1853 P1450

AB, 31yrs, 5’7”, dark, dark eyes.

WHITNELL, George

HMS Herald

10 Jan 1854 P62

AB, 33yrs, 5’9”, pale, dark hair, blue eyes; of Ripple, Kent; former ship Havannah.

WHITNEY, George

HMS Phoebe

15.12.1869 p392

a Northumberland man, aged 23, 5’ 9”, dark-brown hair, dark grey eyes.

WHITTAKER, James

HMS Iris

18 Oct 1858 P1701

25yrs, 5’8”, brown hair, hazel eyes; of Scotland. Former ship Excellent.

WICKS, Joseph

HMS Megaera

15Apr, 1858 P657

Deserted at Sydney, AB, 36yrs, 5’6”, brown hair, hazel eyes, of Hartlepool. Former ship Hannibal.

WICKS, William

HMS Salamander

1.6.1864 p163

OS, 5' 4", light brown hair, blue eyes, dark complexion; born 31st August, 1845.

WIILLIAMS, Thomas

HMS Salamander

12.4.1865 p141

on the 7th April, 1865, Carpenter' s mate, born 4th October, 1828, 5' 7", light brown hair, blue eyes, fair complexion.

WILDING, Isaac

HMS Herald

10 Feb 1859 P355

Private RM, 42yrs, 5’7 1/2”, dark hair, grey eyes; of Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk.

WILKINS, John

HMS Iris

21 July 1859 p1620

OS, 25yrs, 5’ 7”, brown hair, grey eyes; of Kent, former ship Amphion

WILKINSON, John W. P.

HMS Liffey

Victoria P.G, 14.12.1869

A Liverpool man, aged 19, 5’ 3”, red hair, blue eyes, formerly served in the“Ganges”.

WILLIAM, Hugh

HMS Iris

18 Aug 1859 p1841

AB, 23yrs, 5’8”, brown hair, grey eyes; of London.

WILLIAMS, George

HMS Virago

9.2.1879 p48

Ordinary seaman, born at Westminster, London, en the 14th January, 1849, 5' 4", light hair, blue eyes; former ships, “Boscawen”, “Victory”, “Edgar”, “Formidable”. �1 reward.

WILLIAMS, James

HMS Salamander

15.3.1865 p97

on the 8th November, 1864, shipwright, born 11th May1831, 5' 6", brown hair, blue eyes, tattooed on both arms, pale complexion.

WILLIAMS, John

HMS Iris

16 Sept 1858 P1521

28yrs, 5’9”, dark brown hair, hazel eyes; of Malta; first entry.

WILLIAMS, John

HMS Salamander

26.7.1865 p269

AB, 5' 10", brown hair, blue eyes, sallow complexion, basket tree, and scar of burn, on left arm; born at Liverpool, Lancashire, 10th March, 1939.

WILLIAMS, John

HMS Cordelia

8 Apr 1859 P795

Quarter master, 38yrs, 5’ 5”, brown hair, blue eyes; of Plymouth, Devon

WILLIAMSON, John

HMS Herald

7 Apr 1854 P748

AB, 35yrs, 5’9”, fair, auburn hair, grey eyes; of Chatham; sailor, Union Jack, bracelet on left arm, anchor on hand.

WILLIAMSON, William

HMS Samarang

2 Jan 1813

Deserted at Sydney, OS, 22yrs, 5’8”, ruddy, dark hair, grey eyes, smallpox. ‘All who voluntarily surrender before 20th inst. will be pardoned and returned to their, Duty as before. William Case Commander.

WILLIS, John

HMS Iris

16 July 1857 P1437

1st class boy, 18yrs, 5’2”, dark brown hair, hazel eyes.

WILLOUGHBY, Charles

HMS Calliope

2 Sept 1854 P1941

AB, 5’4 1/2”, fair, light brown hair, blue eyes; man, woman, ship, bracelet on right arm; scar, forefinger.

WILSON, George

HMS Iris

11 Oct 1858 P1647

OS, 21yrs, 5’7”, dark hair, hazel eyes; of Havant. Former ship Excellent.

WILSON, John

HMS Salamander

23.5.1866 p187

stoker, born 1847, Edinburgh, Midlothian, 5' 11", light brown hair, light blue eyes.

WILSON, Joseph W.

HMS Orpheus

Oct 1862 P213

captain of the hold, 36yrs, 5"41/2", brown hair, blue eyes, sallow complexion, of St John's Wood London.

WILSON, Thomas

HMS Phoebe

15.12.1869 p392

a Devonshire man, aged 28, 5’ 7”, dark hair, grey eyes.

WILSON, W.H.

HMS Herald

10 Nov 1859 P2473

boy, 16yrs, 4’11”, brown hair, hazel eyes, scar on chin; of Sydney; 1st entry.

WILSON, William

HMS Herald

26 July 1860 P1424

AB, 23yrs, brown hair, hazel eyes; R and W and W over W on left arm, scar on forehead; of Wells, Norfolk.

WINDLE, Henry

HMS Liverpool

15.12.1869 p392

bandsman, a Liverpool man, aged 24, 5’ 4�”, light brown hair, brown eyes, ruddy complexion; 10/- reward.

WINSCOMBE, John

HMS Liverpool

Victoria P.G, 14.12.1869

A Somersetshire man, aged 17, 5’ 3”, light hair, blue eyes, fair complexion.

WINSLOW, Charles

HMS Herald

13 Aug 1860 P1520

AB, 28yrs, 5’9 1/2”, black hair, hazel eyes, C.T.W. over M.B. on right arm, anchor on right hand; of Bangor, Ireland. (�3 reward)

WISE, Henry

HMS Miranda

18.3.1863 P84

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WOOD, Samuel

HMS Herald

26 July 1858 P1190

37yrs, 5’4 1/2”, fresh complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes.

WOODHOUSE, William

HMS Phoebe

15.12.1869 p392

a Lincolnshire man, aged 30, 5’ 11”, dark hair, blue eyes.

WOODLEY, William

HMS Harrier

20.2.1862 p429

17yrs, 5’ 3”, brown hair, grey eyes; native of Torquay, Devonshire, former ship “Victory”. �3 reward.

WOODS, George

HMS Cordelia

28 April 1859 P961

stoker, 30yrs, 5’ 3 1/2”, brown hair, light hazel eyes; of Godalming, Surrey

WOODS, John

HMS Phoebe

15.12.1869 p392

a Plymouth man, aged 21, 5’ 7”, brown hair, grey eyes.

WOODS, Robert

HMS Salamander

27.6.1866 p237

OS, born 1844, London, Middlesex, 5' 9", dark brown hair, hazel eyes, crucifix on left arm, two scars on head, dark complexion

WOOLFE, James R.

HMS Liffey

Victoria P.G, 14.12.1869

A lnndoner, aged 18, 5’ 7”, brown hair, hazel eyes.

WOOLVEN, Thomas

HMS Iris

16 July 1857 P1437

OS, 25yrs, 5’9”, brown hair, blue eyes,

WORLLEDGE, Stephen

HMS Calliope

25 Feb 1853 P405

5’6”, fair, light brown hair, hazel eyes, scar right wrist.

WORSFOLD, George

HMS Virago

27.10.1869 p339

AB, born on 14th October, 1842, at Guildford, Surrey; 5’ 6”, light-brown hair, blue eyes; former ships, “Formidable”, “Challenger”, and “Royal Sovereign”. �3 reward. p342 Notice dated 27.10.1869

WRIGHT, Henry

HMS Iris

16 Sept 1858 P1521

gunner’s mate, 34yrs, 5’7”, brown hair, grey eyes, of Landport. Former ship Excellent.

WYATT, Robert

HMS Salamander

12.4.1865 p141

on the 9th April, 1865, LS, born 10th August, 1832, 5' 5", black hair, hazel eyes, sallow complexion.

WYATT, Thomas

HMS Phoebe

29.12.1869 p405

ordinary seaman, born at Plymouth, on the 20th February, 1850, 5’ 6”, brown hair,. grey eyes.