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Convict ships to Norfolk Island

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Between 1840 and 1847 thirteen ships transported male convicts to Norfolk Island for the British Government. The last convicts were removed to Tasmania in May 1855.

Vessel[1] Master[1] Date of arrival[1] Sailed from[1] Convicts embarked[2] Convicts landed[2]
Nautilus H.F. Alloway 1840 Dublin 200 178 + 21 Sydney
Augusta Jessie J.S. Sparke 27 March 1840 Dublin 155 155
Mangles Wm. Carr 1840 Plymouth 290 236 + 53 Sydney
Maitland George (or John) Thompson 7 February 1844 Sydney 199 199
Blundell Robert L. Hunter 5 July 1844 Woolwich 210 210
Agincourt Henry Neatby 9 November 1844 Woolwich 224 210
Hydrabad Alexander Robertson 19 February 1845 The Downs 260 259
David Malcolm Jas Cable 25 August 1845 The Downs 220 220
Hyderabad T.A. Castle 2 September 1845 250 250
Mayda May 8 January 1846 London 199 195
China Livesay 16 May 1846 Woolwich 200 199
John Calvin Hunter[3] 21 September 1846 Woolwich 200 199
Tory Lukey or John Young 1847 Dublin 200 195

Citations and references

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d Bateson (1959), pp.322-323.
  2. ^ a b Bateson (1959), p.340.
  3. ^ Lloyd's Register (1846), Seq.№J397.

References

  • Bateson, Charles (1959). The Convict Ships, 1787-1868. Brown, Son & Ferguson. OCLC 3778075.