Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Sophia Carman was transported on the Northampton, departing 30th Nov 1814 and arriving 18th Jun 1815 with 112 passengers.
Northampton (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 193 (98) |
| 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
1828 Census Index. John Bullock, age 47, F.S. per Adm. Gambier, 1810, 14 years, protestant, Tailor, George St. Sydney. Sophia Bullock, age 40, F.S. per Northampton, 1815, 7 years, protestant.
On 1822 muster Sophia Carman wife of J Bullock. On 1828 census Sophia Bullock age 40 years F/S living in George St Sydney
Sophia Carman was transported for seven years on "Northampton" after being sentenced at the Norfolk County Assizes beginning on Tuesday 18 October 1814. Bury & Norwich Post, Wed 26 October 1814 p.3 "At the County Sessions, SOPHIA CARMAN, for stealing a great coat and two silk handkerchiefs from Mr Read, of Hoxne in Suffolk, was sentenced to be transported for seven years." She did not have to wait long to be taken to the 'Northampton' for transportation. She and Elizabeth Shipp may have been taken to Deptford, near London, to be on-boarded, not Portsmouth, since that was where most other convicts from regional areas were embarked (see e.g. Barton & Carter from Bury, Scottish women Baillie, Findlater, McGavin and the Inglis's; York convicts Turner, Williamson and May). Norfolk Chronicle, Saturday, 19 Nov 1814 p.2 "Thursday last, [17 Nov] two female convicts, Elizabeth Shipp and Sophia Carman, were conveyed from the Castle to Portsmouth, for seven years' transportation each ..."