Alexander, weighing in at 452 tons, 114 ft long and 31 ft at the beam, the Alexander was commanded by Master Duncan Sinclair. She carried 192 male convicts and was the largest ship in the fleet. Continue Reading »
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Entering Botany Bay
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Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales was added to the number of transports in December 1786, on representation being made to the Treasury Board, that such an addition was necessary to carry female convicts to Botany Continue Reading »
Scarborough
Scarborough was named after the town on the East Coast of England where it was built in 1782. She was a 430 ton, three-masted cargo ship; 111 feet 6 inches (34 m) long and 30 feet 2 inches (9.2 m) Continue Reading »
Frances Davis : Mary Marshall
Many of the girls who arrived aboard the Lady Penrhyn became friends. They came from similar backgrounds and circumstances and supported each other during the long voyage and in Port Jackson. Two of these women were Frances Davis 22 and Mary Marshall 29, who is not to be confused with the other Mary Marshall, alsoContinue Reading »
Rebecca Boulton
Mother and child were buried within a week of each other at Sydney Cove in April 1788. The child Rebecca Bolton/Boulton was born in Lincoln Gaol around April 1786 as her mother Rebecca awaited embarkation on the Prince of Wales. It was stated at her trial, that as Rebecca Gibson, she had married Thomas BoltonContinue Reading »
First Fleeters – What did they do?
Some First Fleeters’ and the jobs they did: Augustus Alt, Surveyor Thomas Arndell, Assistant Surgeon Henry Lidgbird Ball, Captain of Supply William Balmain, Assistant Surgeon, later principal Surgeon Lieutenant William Bradley, author of journal, water colourist Henry Brewer, clerk to Phillip, Provost Marshall, administrator Ralph Clark, 2nd Lieutenant , author of journal David Collins, JudgeContinue Reading »