Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Charlotte Fox was transported on the Midas, departing 22nd Jul 1825 and arriving 17th Dec 1825 with 109 passengers.
Midas (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 282 |
| 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
"She is my great great great great grandmother"
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Convict Notes
Orphan Number: 5861 Orphan: Richard YOUNG Mother: YOUNG, Charlotte Mother's ship: Midas Age when admitted: 2yrs Date admitted: 27 Feb 1836 Date discharged: 10 Sep 1847 Institution(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: Joseph Hill, Hamilton References: SWD7, 28, CSO5/191/4635, CSO5/86/1885
Charlotte Fox Police Number: 47 Convict at: Warwick Assizes Conviction Date and Sentence: 29th march 1825 Life (Death Recorded) Transported for: Highway Robberty Gaol Report: Character very bad. Single One child Stated this offence: Highway Robbery. Transported: per Midas. Description: Literacy: Cannot write. Age: (1825) 24. Colonial Experiences: 1826. August 7 th . Married to George Young, convict per Coromandel, at Launceston. 1828. February 28 th . Wife of Young. Absent from Muster and Divine Service On Sunday last. Reprimanded. 1832 and 1833 Musters: Assigned to W.G.Walker. Esq 1835. August 11 th . Died at Launceston. Wilful Murder by William Rothwell. Rothwell was on the same ship Coromandel with her husband. Charlotte arrived on the Midas’ first of two voyages as a convict transport. A ship of 430 tons, she was built at Hull in 1809. Her Master was James Baigrie and her surgeon-superintendent, Charles Cameron. The Midas sailed from London on the 24 th of July and arrived at Hobart Town on the 23 rd November 1825, where she disembarked 50 of her original complement of 109 convict passengers before proceeding to Sydney. Only one convict had died on the voyage.
Convict Number 26959 Surname Fox Given Name(s) Charlotte Ship Name Midas Departure Port London Departure Date 24/07/1825 Arrival Date 23/11/1825 Conduct Record CON40/3
Married George Young 7-8-1826 Had 4 Children. Died from burns. Have copy of Inquest into her death.