Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Frances Blundell was transported on the Mermaid, departing 15th Feb 1828 and arriving 27th Jun 1828 with 99 passengers.
Mermaid (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 315 (159) |
| 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 |
Claims
"Frances Blundell is my 4x great grandmother"
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Convict Notes
The convicts disembarked in VDL
Lived in Camden Town. Likely maiden name was Dawson. Born Leverton, near Boston in Lincolnshire 3 court cases Dec 1826 Middlesex - Old Bailey Larceny from lodging house Not Guilty Ann Frances Blundell bn 1787 aged 40 (I think this could be a mistake should be 1797 aged 30) Living - Little Guildford St, St George Parish April 1827 Middesex - Old Bailey Larceny from lodging house Pleaded distress (Frances claimed at her subsequent trial that this was not her but her sister's in law (Henry's brother's wife) Guilty - 2 months jail in Newgate Prison Jan 1828 - Husband Henry was arrested at the same time for this crime but was not prosecuted Convicted of larceny - stealing sheets from furnished lodgings. Sentenced to 7 years transportation to VDL Middlesex Gaol Delivery - 10 / 01 / 1828 Left one child and husband in England after transportation to VDL according to court records Transported on the 'Mermaid' Departed from Woolwich 99 female convicts 131 day journey Arrived Hobart 27 / 6 / 1828 Convict no - 6130 Literate - signed marriage certificate Ticket of leave - 24 / 8 / 1832 Granted on the occasion of the celebration of His Majesty's birthday Convict musters - 1832 -33 - List Frances Blundell as a Ticket of Leave holder Free by servitude - 10 / 01 / 1835 an excerpt from the book " Notorious Strumpets and Dangerous Girls- Convict Women in Van Diemen's Land 1803 - 1829" by Phillip T? ardif : BLUNDELL, FRANCES Police Number- 137 Convicted At - Middlesex Gaol Conviction Date and Sentence - 10 January 1828. 7 years Transported For - Larceny Gaol Report - Convicted and here before. Orderly. Married and one child. Stated This offence - Stealing sheets from my furnished lodgings. Prosecuter Mary Brown, No 7 Bayham Street, Camden Town . My husband was taken with me for this offence but was not tried. I was not convicted before. My husband's brother' s wife was. Husband a blacksmith. Husband works for Mr Crutchley. York St Park St, Camden Town. Married. Protestant. Ship's Surgeon's Comments - Particularly proper. DESCRIPTION Native Place - Leverton, near Boston (Lincolnshire) Trade - Laundress and housemaid; can wash and iron, get up linen. Literacy - can read and write Height - 5 ft 2 1/2 in. Age - 31 (1828) Complexion - Fair Head - medium. Flat top. Hair - light brown. Curly. Visage - Broad, oval. Fleshy bottom of cheek. Forehead - Small. Flat on temples. Eyebrows - Strong and full. Much arched. Eyes - Light grey. Nose - Long , straight and sharp pointed. Mouth - Small. Small lips. COLONIAL EXPERIENCES 1832 : 24 August - Ticket of Leave 1832 : October - Applied to marry Richard Stockdale (No. 633 ) per Princess Charlotte (married at Sorell 23 December 1833). 1833 Muster : Holding a Ticket of Leave. 1835 : 10 January - Free by Servitude