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Transportation
Miriam Lee was transported on the Buffalo, departing 4th May 1833 and arriving 5th Oct 1833 with 183 passengers.
1833 - Voyage. Transported; 179 Female Convicts and 25 Children 1839 - Voyage. On 28th September 1839, the Ship Buffalo left Quebec, Canada, taking 144 prisoners to Van Diemen’s Land and New South Wales, following the Patriot War in Canada in 1837-38. Some of the prisoners were French Canadians patriots and others were American patriots, captured after the Battle of the Windmill. The Ship went first to Van Diemens Land, arriving at Hobart on 11th February 1840, where most of the American prisoners were landed, and then went on to Sydney, arriving on 26th February 1840, where the 58 French speaking prisoners were landed. They were separated mainly because there was hostility between the Americans from Lower Canada and the Canadians from Upper Canada. The prisoners were in the main, literate, idealistic and honest men.
BuffaloReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 90 |
| 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
From the Convict Ship Surgeon's Journal - list of convicts: Folio 2: Mirum Lee; where born, England; at what school educated, uneducated.
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/89/141. Date. 1832 Nov. Prisoner name: Miriam Lea. Prisoner age: 43. Court and date of trial: Surrey Adjourned Sessions, Newington, October 1832. Crime: Stealing a muff, coat, two pairs of sheets and other articles, the property of Elizabeth Watson. Initial sentence: Seven years transportation. Gaoler's report: Character etc bad. Married, four children, Annotated (Outcome): Nil. Petitioner(s): James Lea of 26 Queen Street, Marlborough Street, Lambeth March, Surrey, cork cutter, the prisoner's husband, undersigned by nine inhabitants of Clerkenwell and district. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Unaware that items had been stolen; ill health (breast cancer); given birth to a child in prison; poverty.
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. No; 575 - 33. Indent No 117 Name; Mariam Lee Age; 44 Married. 2 male children and 3 female children . On board Native County; Berkshire Trade; Washerwoman, all work Offence; Stealing clothes Trial; 22 Oct 1832 Height; 5 ft. 0 1/4 in Complexion; Ruddy Hair; Brown Eyes; Brown ----------------------