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Transportation
Lydia Hitchens was transported on the Louisa, departing 21st Aug 1827 and arriving 3rd Dec 1827 with 90 passengers.
Ship News- Arrivals. Monday, the ship Louisa, Captain Smith, from London 24th August, with 90 female prisoners, and 21 children. Surgeon Superintendent, James Cook, Esquire, R.N. The Australian, 5 Dec 1827.
Louisa (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 276 |
| 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
1827 - Convict Transportation Registers Name Lydia Hitchens wife of Samuel Hitchens Convicted Date 9 Jul 1827 1827 - New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents Age; 38 years old - 1 child Native Place; Cheshire Assigned; Richard Jones, Sydney on arrival Remarks; unprepossessing countenance. [not attractive or appealing to the eye] 1829 -Application for the Publication of Banns Lydia Hitchens. Aged; 39 years old. Ship; Lousia. 7 years. Bond. Widow. Thomas Merry. Aged; 56 years old. Ship; Morley [2] 1818. Free. . Widower
The following are the sentences of the prisoners; Transported seven years. — … Lydia Hitchins, 37, for stealing three sovereigns. ... Chester Courant, 17 July 1827.