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Lady Madeline Sinclair 1806
Source:
Colonial Events 1806
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5 August 1806 - Arrival of William Bligh on the Lady Madeline Sinclair. The Fortune, Alexander and store ship Lady Madeline Sinclair departed England on 28th January 1806 under convoy of the Porpoise under the command of Lieutenant Joseph Short. Captain William Bligh and Provost-Marshal William Gore were on board the Madeline Sinclair. William Blighs correspondence to Viscount Castlereagh on 15th March 1806 while at sea (lat.11 13 N; long. 24 00 W) gives an indication of the animosity that existed between Captain Short and himself: - I have the honor to inform your Lordship I am thus far on my voyage to fulfil the mission His Majesty has entrusted to my care; but I regret to say that Captain Short, holding the command of the Porpoise while I am in this ship, has pursued such an irritating and vexatious conduct to me as governor and his superior officer in naval rank, that I shall, so soon as I can draw up the documents, send them to your Lordship, and beseech you to remove him from under my command.
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Lady McNaughten 1835......
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Departed Dublin 23 June under Capt. Hustwick. 300 male prisoners. Surgeon superintendent George Ellery Forman. Guard consisted of 29 rank and file of the 28th regt., under command of Lieut. Trapand and Baumgartner
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Lady McNaughten 1837
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Hobart Town Courier
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Article re typhoid fever on the female emigrant ship Lady Macnaughten
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Lady McNaughten 1837
Source:
Parbury's Oriental Herald
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EMIGRATION SYSTEM In the papers before us are many documents upon this subject, said to be authentic, and which, if so, afford irrefragable evidence of the necessity of some vital alteration in the system of emigration as at present pursued. The unfortunate voyage of the Lady Macnaghten will be in the recollection of most of our readers; and, after perusing the documents alluded to, our only cause of surprise is, that the deaths on board her were not far more numerous than they appear to have been. The local Government, and the Board of Enquiry convened at its instance, with regard to the above vessel, not only acquit the commander and his officers of all blame, but award to him the highest praise: and from Captain Hustwick's letter, and the journal of the deceased surgeon (who himself fell a victim to the disease which carried off so many of the emigrants) it is evident the evil existed ab initio. The vessel it appears was of 538 tons burthen, and the aggregate number of souls embarked in her 420. The hold, fore and aft, was filled with stores, provisions, and cargo belonging to the affreighters, so that the only space allotted for the baggage of so many emigrants was between decks (and they were allowed to bring on board whatever they pleased), leaving only a narrow alley on each side for the inmates to get to their berths, and of course obstructing all free circulation of air. The Mayor of Cork, who went on board previous to the sailing of the vessel, remarked, "that never such a scene was witnessed, and that it was his opinion one half would die before they reached their destination." The scarlet fever had been raging in Cork, and there is no doubt it was taken on board by the emigrants, no precaution being adopted to ascertain the state of their health, or whether they were provided generally with sufficient changes of the most indispensable articles of wearing apparel. The late surgeon's journal teems with regret that the vessel was so badly supplied with medical comforts, which were entirely exhausted long before the termination of the voyage; and that they ought to have been supplied with at least six times the original quantity; "half a dozen sheep," he writes, "might save a dozen lives." The great increase of sickness is attributed, however, by Captain H., to the extreme indolence and filthiness of many individuals in the ship, whom nothing could induce to remove from their berths below to obtain fresh air on deck, force having been used to bring healthy persons up in many instances. The excitement caused in Sydney by the melancholy details of the Lady Macnaghten's voyage, and the length of time she underwent quarantine, had hardly subsided when it was renewed by the arrival of the John Barry, on the 13th July, on board of which vessel the results of the system had been nearly similar. The typhus fever had broken out, and of thirteen cabin passengers two had died; and among the emigrants in the steerage, twenty-six out of three hundred and twenty-five. She was still in quarantine by the last accounts, and the disease was assuming a more malignant character. Dr. Neale, the surgeon, sent down by the Government to take charge of the quarantine station, had been seized with it. The cabin passengers had been released, it appears, whilst the greatest part of the emigrants had been detained. This has caused no little dissatisfaction among the latter, as they state the fever first appeared in the cabin, and was communicated to the emigrants by some of their number who acted as servants to the cabin passengers
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Lady McNaughten 1840....
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Lady McNaughten departed Plymouth 30 August with 260 immigrants. Doutty master. McNamara Surgeon. Two adults and seven children died and four births occurred during the passage.
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The prisoners by the Lady Nugent landed the previous Monday morning and marched to Hyde Park Barracks prior to being assigned
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Convict Indents. State Archives NSW. Microfiche 724. (Ancestry)
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The Lady Nugent, Master James Fawcett; Surgeon Superintendent Dobie; Arrived in Sydney from the Cape of Good Hope and Hobart Town 5 December 1836
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Arrival of Lady Nugent on 27th November. 535 tons under Captain Holton. Sailed from London on 23rd July with 240 govt., emigrants under superintendence of George Roberts, surgeon
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Barque 593 tons; Captain Fraser. Departed Plymouth 14 March with immigrants (Irish Orphans) and merchandise. Dr. Andrews Surgeon superintendent
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Capt. Russell. Arrived from Ireland with 100 female prisoners and 13 children. Two free women and 4 children. Women in good health
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Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4011]; Microfiche: 660
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Muster Roll of 100 female convicts arrived in Sydney Cove on Wednesday the 17 May 1826 on board the Transport Ship Lady rowena, Russell, Master, from Ireland. Held on board the said ship on Saturday the 20 of the said month. By Command of His Excellency the governor, by Alexander McLeay Esq., Colonial Secretary
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Immigrants arrived in Maitland on the steamer
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Lady Madeline Sinclair 1806 (?)
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Came free. Sent to Newcastle as a prisoner per Estramina
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Lady Madeline Sinclair 1806 (?)
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Punished with 50 lashes for striking an overseer at Newcastle
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Lady Madeline Sinclair 1806 (?)
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Charles Adams a seaman belonging to the Sinclair, was indicted for stealing on board the said ship property of considerable value; and pleading guilty, was sentenced to receive a corporal punishment and be transported for 7 years
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Lady Madeline Sinclair 1806 (?)
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Punished with 50 lashes for theft. Commandant at Newcastle Thomas Skottowe
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Assigned to John Luke
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Born 1806. Stout build, fair complexion, light brown hair, blue eyes, tattoos. Assigned to T.M.W Winder. Sentenced to 12 months in an iron gang and then to be returned to his master
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AO NSW Convict Indents. Fiche No. 678
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Age 24. Malster from Ware. Tried at Hertford 20 July 1830 and sentenced to 7 years Transportation for stealing furniture. Assigned to T.M.W. Winder on arrival. Sentenced to 12 mths in an iron gang for theft 3rd September 1832
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Granted Ticket of Leave
