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Transportation
Mary Johnson was transported on the Friendship, departing 31st May 1817 and arriving 14th Jan 1818 with 102 passengers.
This convict ship, being 274 tons and 75 feet long was one of the light weight ships in the fllet and was skippered by Master Francis Walton. Built in Scarborough in 1784, she carried 76 male and 21 female convicts. During her return voyage to England her crew came down with scurvy and with insufficient crew to man her, she was scuttled in the straights of Macassar. The survivors were transferred to the Alexander.
FriendshipReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 350 Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856 |
| 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
1818 - Convict Indents. Name Mary Johnson Age 35 Date of Conviction 19 Mar 1817 1819 - 6 Apr 1819. sent to Newcastle per "Lady Nelson"; listed as Johnstone. Offence; Drunkenness and ??. Sentence; 1 year. 1820 - Convict Lists. Govt Factory 1820 - 4 Sep 1820. permission to marry at Sydney David Rigby, Convict per Ship; Admiral Gambier & Mary Johnson, Convict per Ship; Friendship. 1822 - General Muster. WIFE; of David Rigby. Sydney 1823 - 15 Sep 1823. Assigned to David Rigby, Clarence ??Street 1824 - Certificate of Freedom. 19 Mar 1824 Name Mary Johnson. Age 42 Native Place Cornwall 1825 - Convict Muster. F.S. Friendship-1817. DEAD. [G.S. Rigby] 1825 - Death Index. RIGBY MARY Registration number; 6313/1825 V18256313 2B AGE 49. District; CJ