Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Sarah Armstrong was transported on the Friendship, departing 31st May 1817 and arriving 14th Jan 1818 with 102 passengers.
This convict ship, being 274 tons and 75 feet long was one of the light weight ships in the fllet and was skippered by Master Francis Walton. Built in Scarborough in 1784, she carried 76 male and 21 female convicts. During her return voyage to England her crew came down with scurvy and with insufficient crew to man her, she was scuttled in the straights of Macassar. The survivors were transferred to the Alexander.
FriendshipReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 350 |
| 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
New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856 Main Series of Letters Received, 1788-1826 - names of convicts with their characters during the voyage from London to New South Wales on the transport ship Friendship. pp 6597 to 6605 A thief and liar, filthy
1825 - General Muster. Armstrong. Sarah. Age 47. Friendship 1814. Protestant. Life. Housekeeper. Sydney 1828 - Census. No; 19. Armstrong. Sarah. Age 47. Friendship 1814. Protestant. Householder. Sydney 1834 - 28 Feb. New South Wales, Australia, Convict Registers of Conditional and Absolute Pardons, Name: Sarah Armstrong Age: 54. Birth Year: 1780 Origin Place: Workington Record Type: Conditional Pardon Number: 179 Calling; Housekeeper Sentence; Life. Height; 5 ft. 3. Complexion; Dark Ruddy. Hair; Brown Eyes; Dark
New South Wales, Convict Records, Wives and Families of Convicts on Bounty Ships, 1832-1834 Sarah Armstrong by Ship; Friendship (3) 1818 Petition Date; 21 February 1832 Wife’s Maiden Name; Present Residence; County; -------- Town or Parish; ------- Children; ---------- James Armstrong; Age; 25 years Sarah Armstrong; Age; 19 years Robert Armstrong; Age; 17 years Living in the town of Workington Cumberland