Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Sophia Langford was transported on the Surprize, departing 31st Jan 1794 and arriving 17th Oct 1794 with 95 passengers.
Surprize (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 197 (99) |
| 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
1810 - Daughter; Elizabeth Allwright an infant [Father; Thomas Allwright and Mother Sophia Langford.] Coroners Inquest - Date; 16 October 1810. Accidental Death - Fell into a pan
1825 - New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters. 1825 Name; Sophia Langford Age; No Details Class; ------------- Vessel; Surprise - 1791 Employment/Remarks; WIFE; to Wheeler Sophia Langford. Born Colony. Child to do. Sydney 1822 - Child Sophia Langford. Age; 12.
Sophia Langford was sentenced along with Sarh Townsend for stealing a wooden box containing some medicine powder, value 1s., from Mary Price. Sophia was 20, single, 5'2" tall, brown hair, grey eyes and fresh complexing. 22/3/1795: Had a child Richard to John Shaw, conceived on the voyage. Shaw was a cooper and crew member of the Surprize. 1801: Aged 29 was living with Thomas Allwright (Active 1791). 1806: Still with Allwright, she had a TOL and had 5 children, all illegitimate. By 1810 Sophia and Allwright had parted. 1822: Aged 50 living with Thomas Wheeler (Admiral Gambier 1811) a baker in Sydney. 1/6/1825: Died as Sophia Allwright, aged 56.