| Name: | Sophia Gough |
| Aliases: | none |
| Gender: | f |
| Date of Birth: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Date of Death: | 31st August, 1833 |
| Age: | - |
Life Span
Female median life span was 53 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
| Crime: | - |
| Convicted at: | Worcester Quarter Session |
| Sentence term: | 7 years |
| Ship: | Amphitrite |
| Departure date: | 21st August, 1833 |
| Arrival date: | 1833 |
| Place of arrival | New South Wales |
| Passenger manifest | Travelled with 98 other convicts |
| Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 218 |
| 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 Project. |
D Wong on 11th July, 2014 wrote:
On the 31st of August 1833 the Amphitrite ran aground on a sandbank in sight of Boulogne and it was apparent to locals that the ship was in grave danger as it was low tide and the locals knew that it would soon be swamped by the massive tide. Attempts were made by the French to save the passengers and crew but assistance was refused by Captain Hunter.
108 female convicts, 12 children and a crew of 16 were on board and only 3 of the crew survived.
Kate Fearnall-Heath on 22nd May, 2018 wrote:
Gerald Stone’s book ‘Beautiful Bodies’ maintains that Sophia was pregnant & expected to give birth at sea when she boarded. They were drowned in the shipwreck at Bologne-sur-mare. Stone’s book maintains she was a prostitute & her crime was robbing a drunken customer.
D Wong on 11th July, 2014 made the following changes:
date of death: 31st August, 1833 (prev. 0000), gender: f
This record was discovered and printed on ConvictRecords.com.au
