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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Francis Stermy was transported on the Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize, departing 30th Nov 1789 and arriving 26th Jun 1790 with 1084 passengers.
Neptune 809 tons built on the River Thames 1779. The largest ship of the Second Fleet.
Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 61 (32) Derby Mercury - Thursday 31 July 1788 p 4 |
| 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
FRANCIS STERMY was to be transported for 7 years on "Scarborough" arriving NSW June 1790, for having assaulted Jane Rogers and wounded her. However, there is no colonial record of him. On Scarborough, around 73 of over 250 convicts had died and many were hospitalised on arrival. He may have been one of these, or died shortly after arrival. Derby Mercury - Thursday 31 July 1788 p 4: “At the assizes at Shrewsbuy Assizes, which ended on Tuesday last, the eight following persons were capitally convicted and received sentence of death, viz, [list follows[. Samuel Broom for stealing 3 stereo pigs and FRANCIS STERMY for assaulting and wounding Jane Rogers, were to be transported for seven years ..."