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John Carroll was transported on the Recovery, departing 5th Apr 1823 and arriving 30th Jul 1823 with 169 passengers.
Built 1799 Batavia, 493 tons. 1823 voyage. Also arrived the same morning, (i.e. Thursday last) from Ireland, having sailed from the Cove of Cork on the 5th April, the ship Recovery, Captain Fotherley, with 180 male convicts, in tolerable health : no deaths on the passage. Surgeon Superintendent, Dr. Cunningham, R. N. The guard comprises a detachment of the 1st, or Royals, commanded by Captain Gill, who is accompanied by his Lady. Three free passengers come out by this conveyance, at the expence of the Crown. Sydney Gazette, Thurs 7 Aug 1823. 1835 voyage. Surgeon's general remarks. On 5th October 1835, the Guard embarked at Deptford, consisting of 1 staff, 1 subaltern, 2 sergeants, 1 drummer, 26 rank and file of the 28th Regiment, accompanied by 8 women and 4 children. On the 19th at Spithead we received on board 160 male convicts from the Leviathan and 120 from the York Hulk and in the 30th got under weigh, previous to which, the convicts were discharged to the hulks in consequence of their being a great nuisance on board. Source:The medical and surgical journal of HM convict ship Recovery for 5 October 1835 to 16 March 1836 by Alexander Neill, during which time the said ship was employed in passage to Sydney New South Wales
Recovery (generic)References
| Primary Source | Colonial Secretary Index. Sydney Gazette, 26/12/1828; 22/9/1829. 1828 NSW Census Index. |
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Convict Notes
John Carrol is not list on Ancestry Convict Indents for the 'Recovery' 1823. Native Place: West Meath. 23/8/1828: TOL - Sydney - described as: Born 1779, 5'2½" tall, ruddy and pockmarked complexion, brown turning grey hair, grey eyes, blind of left.
Colonial Secretary Index. CARROLL, John. Per "Recovery", 1823. 1823 Aug 4 - On list of convicts landed from the "Recovery" and forwarded to Windsor for distribution (Reel 6011; 4/3509 p.5) 1825 - On list of convicts mustered in the employ of David Kelly of Sydney; in 1824-25 (Fiche 3139; 4/1842B No.432 p.803) 1825 Nov 14 Assigned to David Kelly (Reel 6064; 4/1788 p.119) 1825 Nov 21 - Convict in the service of David Kelly of Pitt Street at the last two musters (Reel 6016; 4/3516 p.28) -------------------------------------------------- 1828 NSW Census Index. John Carroll, age 60, G.S. Recovery 1823, 7 years, catholic, Butcher with John Shipman, Pitt Street, Sydney.
Ticket of Leave, Sydney, 1828. Certificate of Freedom 1829.