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Transportation
No Name Given L'esperance was transported on the Waterwitch, departing 30th Nov 1838 and arriving 19th Dec 1839 with 21 passengers.
Schooner Water Witch, 99 tons. From Mauritius, 19th October,1839 with sugar—passengers Mrs.Rolls, I female and 16 male prisoners. (ref. Hobart Town Courier & Gazette 20 Dec 1839) From Bourbon via Mauritius 1843
Waterwitch (generic)References
| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849 |
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Convict Notes
1839, 19 October: L’ESPERANCE is on a list of prisoners sentenced to transportation per “Water Witch” from Port Louis, Mauritius, to Van Diemen’s Land by the Criminal Court of the Colony of Mauritius. He is described as: single, aged 25, a servant; tried for theft at the Assizes on 23 September, 1839, and sentenced to 7 years; brown complexion, brown eyes and short curly hair; 5’5½ ”; marks on the face, and both ears pierced; native place Mozambique; cannot read or write (see New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849).