Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Susan Courtney was transported on the Grenada, departing 25th Sep 1824 and arriving 23rd Jan 1825 with 82 passengers.
Grenada (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 182. Tasmanian Archives. Old Bailey court records. Trove newspapers online. |
| 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
Susan COURTNEY was convicted at Middlesex Gaol, London on 16 April 1817 for coining offences. Pleaded Guilty, however not guilty on further charges of forgery and deception. Transportation 14 yrs. Sent to Australia, New South Wales per the ship "Friendship" 1818. Susan Courtney was then transferred to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship "Duke of Wellington" 1818. Assigned to work services in the Colony of VDL. 18 Nov 1819: Committing a robbery at Mrs. Anson's house. Discharged. Rev'd R. Knopwood, Magistrate. No further notes on her Conduct Record. A story of her life is highlighted in the book "Notorious Strumpets & Dangerous Girls" by author Philip Tardif. "On the voyage she was described by the ship's surgeon as a common prostitute, insolvent and mutinous". (ref. The Canberra Times newspaper 29 Sept 1990) Susan COURTNEY married John PECK at Hobart Town in 1822. (link to first record - https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/courtney/susan/64731) **Susan COURTNEY/PECK made the return journey to England, but however on 10 Sept 1823 found herself charged with returning from transportation before the expiration of her term at Middlsex Court. Guilty, death sentence. She used the alias name of "Eizabeth JONES". Then aged 27 yrs. The sentence was commuted to Transport for Life and she returned to Austraia per the ship "Grenada" arriving 25 Jan 1825. Hobart Town Gazette 20 Aug 1824: "Several prisoners have been convicted at the Old Bailey for returning from transportation, among them Susan Courtney, a pretty young looking woman, abt 27 yrs of age, who escaped from this Colony". 14 June 1826: Susan Courtney charged with being at large without legal authority. 3 months at the Female Factory. (ref. Sydney Gazette) 4 June 1831: Certificate of Freedom issued - Susan COURTNEY (Grenada). (ref. Sydney Gazette 7 June 1831)