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Transportation
Francis King was transported on the Friendship, departing 24th Aug 1799 and arriving 16th Feb 1800 with 161 passengers.
This convict ship, being 274 tons and 75 feet long was one of the light weight ships in the fllet and was skippered by Master Francis Walton. Built in Scarborough in 1784, she carried 76 male and 21 female convicts. During her return voyage to England her crew came down with scurvy and with insufficient crew to man her, she was scuttled in the straights of Macassar. The survivors were transferred to the Alexander.
FriendshipReferences
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Tasmanian Record https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-2$init=CON13-1-2p2 |
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Convict Notes
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Francis King, Rebel, ship, Friendship 1800, tried Bandon, Cork Co. in 1798, sentence- Life. Crime – Desertion Trade: Soldier, Duke of York Fencibles . Died in Tasmania. Tasmanian Record https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-2$init=CON13-1-2p2 Condition Pardon bearing date 4 June 1819 – Francis King, Friendship (1st ), tried Ireland, no date in indent, Life.