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Transportation
Sarah Parfitt was transported on the Rajah, departing 1st Apr 1841 and arriving 19th Jul 1841 with 182 passengers.
Rajah (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 278. Tasmanian COnvict Records CON40-1-8 Image 152. Journal of Ship's Surgeon of "Rajah" from 19 March to 19 July 1841 |
| 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
Sarah Parfitt was tried at Somerset Q S on 23 March 1840 “Transported for stealing a cloak, Gaol report: convicted before, bad (behaviour). Single. She stated this offence. “DIED Coming Out” [From Tasmanian Convict Records CON40-1-8 Image 152] The Tasmanian Description List simply recorded DEAD [CON-19-1-1]: Sarah was the only convict who died on the voyage. In fact she died in the early hours of the morning on the day the ship arrived in Hobart. The details of the Daily Sick Book kept by the Surgeon Superintendant of the Rajah have been transcribed, and digitised at https://femaleconvicts.org.au/docs/ships/Rajah1841_SJ.pdf Copy of Daily Sick Book & Synopsis, Received 7th July 1842 Journal of Convict Ship Rajah Mr James Donovan MD, Surgeon Superintendent The Surgeon recorded that Sarah was aged 40 years old and had taken ill on board the ship on June 29th 1841. this was less than three weeks out from Hobart. She was put on the sick list that day suffering from diarrhoea. The Surgeon recorded of her that “She was one of those who was affected in her intellect when she first came on board the ship. Indeed she was reported as weak in intellect in the report transmitted with her from the Penitentiary. She was however perfectly harmless and always quiet except when the ship was in the variable winds near the Equator when she, as well as another similarly affected [i.e. the surgeon means with a weak intellect], shewed some symptoms of violence. “Upon enquiry it appeared that her bowels have been for some days out of order without any complaint on her part and it was the Nurse who observed her going frequently to the closet during the day. That now reported the circumstance to me, her appetite has been bad for some days but she makes no complaint. She was taken into Hospital and was given some chalk mixture with tincture of opium.” After this the surgeon records each day her bowel movements (watery) and whenever medication of chalk and opium tincture was given to her – no need to be detailed here. On July 3rd – “Says she is better and eats with appetite but she is unwilling to get out of bed and her lies listless the whole day” However next day she has the same diarrhoea again. On July 8th – “She becomes weaker every day without complaint of pain”. She is unwilling to make the slightest exertion and on July 9th “The Revd Mr Davis visited her when she would scarcely answer or speak to him.” On July 12th the surgeon recorded that she “had no sleep in the night but is perfectly easy now; she asks only for a little wine which is given her.” Sarah continued this way, extremely weak, until she died six days later “about half past 12 o'clock on the morning of the 18th of July, the day we arrived in Hobarton.” Sarah’s freshly dead body was removed from the 'Rajah' on to shore at Hobart that day, for burial.
died on voyage