Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Maria Carter was transported on the Friendship, departing 31st May 1817 and arriving 14th Jan 1818 with 102 passengers.
This convict ship, being 274 tons and 75 feet long was one of the light weight ships in the fllet and was skippered by Master Francis Walton. Built in Scarborough in 1784, she carried 76 male and 21 female convicts. During her return voyage to England her crew came down with scurvy and with insufficient crew to man her, she was scuttled in the straights of Macassar. The survivors were transferred to the Alexander.
FriendshipReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 351 (177) |
| 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
The following convicts under sentence of transportation, were delivered on board the Bellerophon hulk, from Lincoln Castle, .... And, the 23d ult. Maria Carter, Eliza Brady, and Mercy Coltsworth, were delivered board the ship Friendship, lying at Deptford, under sentence of transportation for 7 years each. The Friendship is fitted up to receive 120 females, and will sail for Botany Bay immediately. Stamford Mercury, 13 June 1817,
Maria Carter wife of John Carter Australia, Convict Index, 1788-1868 Name Maria Carter Age 23 Trade; Nursemaid 1818 - 30 Jan 1818. embarked on "Duke of Wellington" for the Derwent 1821 - Convict List. Gov't Factory 1822 - Convict List. Ticket of Leave. 1843 - 10 July. Offence; Stealing a gown, Sentence; Imprisoned for 3 months
New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856 Copies of Letters Sent Within The Colony, 1814-1827 An a list of 53 female convicts, from the ship 'Friendship', embarked on board the ship duke of Wellington, for the Derwent in Van Diemen's Land, with their times, places of trial and sentences extracted from indents - 30/1/1818
New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856 Main Series of Letters Received, 1788-1826 - names of convicts with their characters during the voyage from London to New South Wales on the transport ship Friendship. pp 6597 to 6605 A common prostitute and insolent