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Transportation
Frances Davis was transported on the Lady Penrhyn, Scarborough And Alexander, departing 31st Dec 1786 and arriving 22nd Jan 1788 with 356 passengers.
Lady Penrhyn, Scarborough And AlexanderReferences
| Primary Source | Convict Card. NSW, Aust.,Settler & Convict List, Convicts embarked, 1787, HO 10/6 and HO 10/7. NSW, colonial Secretary's Papers, Series:NRS898; Reel 6020-6040, 6070, Fiche 3260-3312. NSW & Tas., Convict Musters, 1825, HO 10/19 |
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Convict Notes
The story of Frances Davis is included in a BBC Radio series Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley. Released on 23 Sept 2024 in the UK, it will probably be available online worldwide about 6 weeks later.
https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nGm4pWoY/NWeejv7zBAog2 Frances Davis, age 22, crime- Highway robbery, in Service, 14 years. -------------------------------------------------- http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2015/D36405/a1085.html A transcript of the Surgeon’s Diary of the voyage on the Lady Penryn, with details of the trip as well as convict sickness details. Colonial Secretary Index. DAVIS, Frances. Per "Lady Penryhn", 1788. 1823 Sep 10 - Affidavit re loss of certificate of freedom (Reel 6026; 4/1713 p.81)
Convicted Date: 6 March 1786 Place of Conviction: Chelmsford, Essex, England Term: 14 years Crime: Felony (on HO 10/7) Age:24, Birth Year: Abt 1764 on Australia, Convict Index, 1788-1868 kept at NSW State Records Office 10 September 1823 received Affidavit re loss of certificate of freedom 1825 Muster, Employment as Housekeeper in Sydney
Travelled back to England 3 times.