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Voyage
Transportation
Mary Lochie was transported on the Amphitrite, departing 21st Aug 1833 and arriving 30th Nov 1832 with 99 passengers.
Master: R Hogg. Owners: Hogg & Co. Wrecked off the coast of France 31 August 1833, with the loss of 108 female convicts and 12 children. Only 3 crew members survived.
Amphitrite (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 220 |
| 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
National Archives, Criminal Petitions. HO 17/21/4. Prisoner name: Mary Lochie (or Mary Kinloch , or Mary Henderson). Prisoner age: 23. Court and date of trial: Stirling Circuit Court, 15 April 1833. Crime: Theft - habit and repute. Initial sentence: Seven years transportation. Gaoler's report: Well behaved in gaol. Annotated (Outcome): Nil. Petitioner(s): William Mayne of Stirling, writer. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): In consequence of attending to a fellow inmate who had typhus fever, the prisoner was deprived of counsel and was poorly advised in court; she is of respectable parentage and has two children to support; the theft was committed by her sister in law. Other papers: Letter from [D Cleghorn], Edinburgh, stating that Crown Counsel does not interfere in such cases. Certificate from James Christie, keeper of Stirling gaol confirming that the prisoner attended the inmate suffering from fever. Letter from William Mayne, Procurator of Stirling, stating that the prisoner is dangerously ill with fever. Additional Information: Prisoner held in Stirling Gaol [Stirlingshire]. Date: 1833.
Margaret Henderson and Mary Lochie, or Henderson, were accused of robbery or theft, they having, on 28th February last, attacked Alexander Wright, Alloa, in in the house of Alexander Henderson, New Sauchie, by striking him with an iron poker and knocking him the ground, and then robbing him . The libel contained the alternative charge of the panel having then stolen the money from Wright. Lochie or Henderson was staud to common thief. She pleaded guilty art and part the theft, the aggravation of habit and repute libelled. Margaret Henderson also pleaded guilty of the theft. She was sentenced to nine months imprisonment, and the other to transportation for seven years. Perthshire Advertiser, 25 April 1833.
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.