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Sarah Freeman was transported on the Janus, departing 23rd Oct 1819 and arriving 3rd May 1820 with 109 passengers.
Rig Type: S. Built: New York 1810 Size (tons): 308 The Janus was also a whaling ship. 1819/20 voyage: Female convicted women embarked in England and then in Cork, Ireland. One Rebecca Connolly embarked at Cork but due to ill health was returned to Depot. Sailed on 19 Dec 1819. Arrived at Port Jackson, NSW 3 May 1820. On 20th May, 68 of the women was boarded on the Princess Charlotte bound for Van Diemen's Land, to Port Dalrymple and Hobart. A formal enquiry was held as to the treatment of the women by the Captain and his crew. Note: Not all of the women from Ireland have been included yet on this Register. Currently being updated. Two of the Women convicts, Mary Long, and Lydia Elsden claimed to be in a pregnant condition on arrival. Mary Long claimed the Captain, thomas Mowat, was the father of her child, and Lydia Elsden claimed the Chief Officer, John Hedges, was the father of her child, to which they both swore before the Magistrate.
Janus (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 243 (123) |
| 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, Colonial Secretary’s Papers, 1788-1856 Copies of Letters Sent Within The Colony, 1814-1827 18/5/1820
Colonial Secretary Index. FREEMAN, Sarah. Per "Janus", 1820. 1820 May 16 - On list of convicts transhipped from the "Janus" to the "Princess Charlotte" and forwarded to Hobart (Reel 6007; 4/3502 p.37) 1821 Jul 7 - On list of prisoners transported to Newcastle per "Mermaid" (Reel 6008; 4/3504 p.143) 1821 Dec 27 - On list of prisoners at Newcastle under sentence from the Criminal Court in Van Diemen's Land (Reel 6008; 4/3504A p.201) -------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Conduct Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON40-1-3$init=CON40-1-3p147 13. Sarah Freeman, per Janus 1820 & Ps. Charlotte 1820. Tried at London 7 July 1819, 7 years. April 21 1821. Stealing sundry articles the property of Bunster, - to be transported to Newcastle for 3 years.
NSW Permissions to Marry. 1825-1851. Permission 24 Jul 1826, Newcastle. William Turvey, per Larkins, age 40, 14 years, Bond, and Sarah Freeman, per Janus, age 39, 14 years, Free. Rev. G. A. Middleton. --------------------------------------------------- Marriage, 14 August 1826, William Turvey and Sarah Freeman, NSW. (Familysearch) -------------------------------------------------- 1828 Census Index. William Turvey, age 46, G.S. Larkins, 1817, 14 years, protestant, labourer, Newcastle district. Jane Turvey, age 49, C.F. Janus, 1819, protestant, Laundress, Newcastle district.
Certificate of Freedom obtained: Sarah Freeman, Janus Reported in Sydney Gazette, 18 Oct 1826