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Transportation
Samuel Donaldson was transported on the Neva, departing 27th Jul 1833 and arriving 21st Nov 1833 with 170 passengers.
The Neva was a Three-Masted Barque built at Hull in 1813, Lloyd's register 1814. Traded between England & Jamaica then refitted in 1830's to carry convicts. Tons burthen: 327 bm (builders old measurement) Length: 104 ft 4 in (31.80 m) Beam: 27 ft 1 in (8.26 m) Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Armament: 4 × 9-pounder guns Second voyage transporting convicts to Australia ended in a disaster, being shipwrecked near King Island, Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) in 1835. It is recorded that only 15 survived, 6 being Irish female convict women and several crew including Capt. Peck. They were transported to Launceston. On board were also several free passengers and children. A total of 224 lives lost and one of the worst ship wrecks in history.
Neva (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 187 (95) |
| 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
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 for Samuel Donaldson. Age 17 single protestant who could read From Edinburgh Scotland. Convicted 7/1/1833 one previous conviction for 6 months. 5' 1" dark ruddy and a little pock pitted complexion black hair and brown eyes. New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879 States there is a Samuel Donaldson who died on Norfolk Island on 9/8/1842 age 24 from the ship Batavia. Clearly wrong ship as the Batavia arrived in Australia in 1817, the year Samuel was born. This Samuel was convicted, at Goulburn, of larceny and sentenced to 7 years transportation to a Penal Settlement. The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser (NSW : 1838 - 1841) Mon 9 Nov 1840 Page 2 Berrima Quarter Sessions. Samuel Donaldson, (bond,) was found guilty of having robbed the person of Gilbert Dwyer, and sentenced to be transported to a Penal Settlement for 7 years.