Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Louisa Ferris was transported on the Cadet, departing 4th Sep 1847 and arriving 2nd Jan 1848 with 168 passengers.
Built 1841 at the Isle of Man. Wood barque of 465 Tons.
Cadet (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 199 (101). Tasmanian Archives - convict records http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON41-1-15,170,56,F,60. Trove newspapers online http://trove.nla.gov.au |
| 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
Louisa Ferris, 29 yrs, married 3 children, a labourer, manslaughter. Also prior, ten times summarily convicted. Prison Registers and Statistical Returns - pg 161 1843-1850 HO 24/12
Convict Records, Van Diemen's Land: Arrived per the 'Cadet' 2 Jan 1848. Ship Surgeon's report: "very good & trustworthy". Station Gang: The 'Anson' Hulk ship. Protestant; can read & write; needlewoman; aged 29yrs; 5' 1/4" height; pale complexion; brown hair; blue eyes; married, 2 children. Native place of birth: Bristol, England. Convict Indent Record: Husband - William. Had left me 12 months ago. Two children - not recorded as accompanying her onboard the ship, and they do not appear on the Orphanage records under the name "Ferris". Father - John Mother - Elizabeth Brothers - James & William Work service placements. 21 April 1852: Tried in the Hobart Supreme Court for intent to do John Turnbull grievous bodily hard. Guilty. Recommended for Mercy. Another Life transportation sentence issued. To be confined for 5 years at the Female House of Correction, Hobart. Several articles in the Tasmanian newspapers concerning the circumstances of the trial and opinions. 26 Feb 1854: Died at the General Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania. (ref. Convict Conduct record) No official registration available.
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Louisa Ferris's Trial is dated 5th April 1847 and her Transportation Record is dated as 4th September 1847. Louisa murdered a policeman Patrick White by slitting his throat on her birthday 1st November 1846 in her home. She was transported onboard the female convict ship Cadet. Louisa was treated by the ship's surgeon C.R. Kinnear between 5th September and 7th September. It seems she later became fixated on a young man named John Turnball in Australia. Louisa tried sneaking into his room while he was asleep and attempted to cut his throat. She did not succeed in killing him. She did wound him. Louisa Ferris died in Hobart Hospital, Van Diemen's Land on 26th February 1854 aged 35. See the following links for more info on Louisa Ferris. http://www.flickr.com/photos/brizzlebornandbred/3411779222/ www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/display cataloguedet... newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/674367?zoo mLevel=1 www.femalefactory.com.au/FFRG/pdfs/deaths.pdf