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Voyage
Transportation
John Armitage was transported on the Lady Montagu, departing 31st Jul 1852 and arriving 9th Dec 1852 with 281 passengers.
1852 voyage - departed Plymouth, England on 9 Aug 1852. Ship's Surgeon - Samuel Donnelly Several deaths on voyage
Lady Montagu (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 488. --0-- http://foundersandsurvivors.org/pubsearch/convict/chain/ai01366 |
| 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
2 January, 1854: He was on the workforce of JT Lakeland at Sorell, for payment of £20 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON30-1-1P374JPG). --0-- INQUEST: 1 October, 1855: An inquest found he died of natural causes while on a work gang at Antill Ponds, north of Oatlands on 30 September, 1855, "being a Crown prisoner laboring at the public works there, suddenly died, and that he so died by the Visitation of God in a natural way and not otherwise." (https://stors.tas.gov.au/SC195-1-37-3607)
IN VDL: 9 December, 1852: On arrival in VDL, he was listed as convict #26410, aged 45, single, a stonemason, able to read and write, Church of England; native place Huddersfield (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-110$init=CON33-1-110p12). Family: Mother Sarah, and two brothers Thomas and George, all at his native place (http://foundersandsurvivors.org/pubsearch/convict/chain/ai01366). --0--
ON THE VOYAGE: The surgeon's journal from the voyage makes no mention of any treatment given to John Armitage for secondary syphilis the symptoms of which are rashes and can include fever, swollen lymph nodes, sore throat, patchy hair loss, headaches, weight loss, muscle aches and fatigue (STD Facts - Syphilis at https://www.cdc.gov). --0--
PRISONS: 30 March, 1852: John Armitage, inmate #193, was admitted to Portsmouth prison. Prior to this, he had been held (in order of most recent to earliest imprisonment) on the Stirling Castle hulk, on the Defence hulk, in Millbank prison at Westminster, in West Riding House of Correction at Wakefield and York Castle. He was listed as 40 years old when convicted, single, able to read and write, a stone mason and a Methodist; his family lived at Crossland Moor, Huddersfield. State of health: "Secondary syphilis" (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951 for John Armitage; Portsmouth Prison; Register of Prisoners; 1874-1879). 2 July, 1852: He was sent from Portsmouth jail to board the Lady Montagu for VDL. --0--
TRIAL: 11 July, 1849: He was sentenced to 7 years' transportation for receiving stolen goods (groceries), the property of Ann Woodman at York. He had a previous conviction for warehouse breaking (1 year's jail) (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-110$init=CON33-1-110p12). --0--