Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Rose Fitzpatrick was transported on the Lady Juliana, departing 31st May 1789 and arriving 3rd Jun 1790 with 247 passengers.
Launched 1777, 401 ton barque, built at Whitby, England. Departed Portsmouth, England on 29 July 1789, via Cape of Good Hope for Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia on 3 June 1790. 1790 voyage carried 226 female passengers (convicts)- 5 of whom died on the trip. 6 children also on board. Significant because it was the first ship to bring all female women to the Colony.
Lady JulianaReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 17 (10) |
| 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 |
Claims
No one has claimed Rose Fitzpatrick yet.
Photos
No photos have been added for Rose Fitzpatrick.
Convict Notes
Old Bailey t178000628-54 28/06/1780:- Rose, together with Margaret Field, was indicted for stealing quite a considerable amount of clothing. Both were found guilty & sentenced to be whipped and imprisoned for 12 months. It can be assumed this was in Newgate Prison. Old Bailey t17850223-21 23/02/1785:- Rose was in trouble again. She was indicted for stealing more clothing. However, she claimed they belonged to a young man whom she was going to drink some peppermint tea with. She never saw him again.The Judge found her guilty & sentenced her to death. However, she was humbly recommended to mercy by the jury. Old Bailey t17860531-7931/05/1786:- Rose just couldn't keep out of trouble. Again it was for stealing clothing. She claimed she was buying them from a muffin man, when the prosecutor came & knocked her down. He, on the other hand, said she was offering them for sale to the muffin man! She was found guilty & sentenced to be privately whipped & imprisoned for 12 months. Old Bailey t17870912-51 12/09/1787:- This time would be her last! She was accused of stealing, on 06/08/1787, a cotton gown valued 12s & a linen sheet valued 2s belonging to Thomas Shields. She was found guilty & sentenced to 7 years transportation. On 12/03/1789 she was embarked on the Lady Juliana for transportation to Port Jackson, NSW. Subsequently, she was sent to Norfolk Island with some of the other women. She remained on Norfolk Island for the Feb 1805 muster roll, where she was single & childless. At some point after this date, she returned to NSW where she died in August 1805 at Parramatta aged @ 47 years old. She is buried in St John's Cemetery, Parramatta.