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Voyage
Transportation
Henry Brown was transported on the Pestonjee Bomanjee, departing 8th Oct 1846 and arriving 17th Feb 1847 with 200 passengers.
Built 1835 at Dumbarton, Scotland. Wood barque of 595 Tons.
Pestonjee Bomanjee (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 126 |
| 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
CAUSE OF DEATH: Extract from the Medical Journal of the Pestonjee Bomanjee's surgeon, Colin Arnott Browning: "Folios 21-28: case no [4], Henry Brown, aged 18, prisoner, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, dysopia [tenebrae?], ophthalmia, phlogosis, gangrena, of a slender and delicate frame and peculiar constitution, much impaired by the irregular habits of an immoral and vicious life, not used to animal food or any food containing it, at any time when he succeeded in his effort to swallow his stomach instantly rejected it. This peculiarity was said to have obtained from his father, and every member of his family never having used 'butcher meat' nor any soups or broth containing it. He lived on bread, cheese and beer, accordingly the order was issued to the Master to let him have flour in lieu of beef and pork, and he was supplied with oatmeal from the hospital and occasionally with rice or sago or arrow root. In spite of all the efforts which were made to nourish and support him, he seemed gradually to fall off, and by the time the ship reached the Equator he manifested not only feebleness of body but also of the mind. For some time he seemed under great depression of spirits almost to downright melancholy; put on sick list 31 January 1847, died 10 February 1847." (https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10385082) --0--
DEATH: 10 February, 1847: Henry Brown, #19406, died on board the ship during the voyage (Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, 1800-1899; Register; Registers of convict deaths, 1845-1874).
NEWSPAPER report of trial: "Ten Years— William Whatnell and Henry Brown for burglary at Black Notley." (Essex Standard, 14 August 1846, p2) --0--
TRIAL: 30 July, 1846: Convicted at Essex County Assizes along with William Whatnell, 20, semi-literate, and sentenced to 10 years' transportation for burglary. Henry Brown was 18 and illiterate (England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 for Henry Brown; England; Essex; 1846). --0--