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Transportation
Lydia Astell was transported on the Janus, departing 23rd Oct 1819 and arriving 3rd May 1820 with 109 passengers.
Rig Type: S. Built: New York 1810 Size (tons): 308 The Janus was also a whaling ship. 1819/20 voyage: Female convicted women embarked in England and then in Cork, Ireland. One Rebecca Connolly embarked at Cork but due to ill health was returned to Depot. Sailed on 19 Dec 1819. Arrived at Port Jackson, NSW 3 May 1820. On 20th May, 68 of the women was boarded on the Princess Charlotte bound for Van Diemen's Land, to Port Dalrymple and Hobart. A formal enquiry was held as to the treatment of the women by the Captain and his crew. Note: Not all of the women from Ireland have been included yet on this Register. Currently being updated. Two of the Women convicts, Mary Long, and Lydia Elsden claimed to be in a pregnant condition on arrival. Mary Long claimed the Captain, thomas Mowat, was the father of her child, and Lydia Elsden claimed the Chief Officer, John Hedges, was the father of her child, to which they both swore before the Magistrate.
Janus (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 243 (123); NSW Museums of History: State Archives Collection: Sydney Gaol Entrance Books 1820 |
| 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
Became pregnant to first mate John Hedges whilst on the voyage to Aust aboard the Convict Ship "Janus" in 1820. Inquiry re Prostitution on the Janus followed and the magistrate concluded that the charges were well founded. Assigned to Nicholas Bayly of Bayly Park. Nov 1821 Lydia married, in St John's Parramatta, convict Thomas Barnes. 1824 Tried to escape the colony aboard the "Rambler" and was sent to the Female Factory. Eventually settled down and ran the "Trafalgar Inn" at Meadow Flat NSW and "Golden Fleece " Kelso. Died 15 Nov 1859 at Goulburn NSW.
Continuation...23 Mar 1810 married Benjamin Esden at St Martin in the Fields London. Tried at Sussex Assizes March 1819 for attempting to pass forged notes. TOL 1828..