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Transportation
Sarah Peters was transported on the Buffalo, departing 4th May 1833 and arriving 5th Oct 1833 with 183 passengers.
1833 - Voyage. Transported; 179 Female Convicts and 25 Children 1839 - Voyage. On 28th September 1839, the Ship Buffalo left Quebec, Canada, taking 144 prisoners to Van Diemen’s Land and New South Wales, following the Patriot War in Canada in 1837-38. Some of the prisoners were French Canadians patriots and others were American patriots, captured after the Battle of the Windmill. The Ship went first to Van Diemens Land, arriving at Hobart on 11th February 1840, where most of the American prisoners were landed, and then went on to Sydney, arriving on 26th February 1840, where the 58 French speaking prisoners were landed. They were separated mainly because there was hostility between the Americans from Lower Canada and the Canadians from Upper Canada. The prisoners were in the main, literate, idealistic and honest men.
BuffaloReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 87 (45) Digital panopticon https://www.digitalpanopticon.org/life?id=obpt18330214-58-defend616 |
| 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
Old Bailey Online SARAH PETERS. Theft; pocketpicking. 14th February 1833. Text type Trial account Defendants SARAH PETERS Offences Theft > Pocketpicking Session Date 14th February 1833 Reference Number t18330214-58 Verdicts Guilty Punishments Transportation 482. SARAH PETERS was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of February , 1 handkerchief, value 3s., the goods of Thomas Whitaker , from his person . THOMAS WHITAKER . On the night of the 8th of February I was going house, along Thomas-street, towards London-bridge ; I saw the prisoner and another woman - the prisoner took hold of my arm, and asked me to treat them; she then left me - the other woman came and asked the name; they followed me to the steps of the new bridge- I then felt a pull at my pocket; I turned, and saw the prisoner with my handkerchief in her hand - I seized her, and desired her to give it one; she would not - I gave charge of her, and it was taken from her bossom. JOHN BAYLEY , I am a patrol of the ward. On the evening of the 8th of February, I was called by the prosecutor, and took the prisoner to the watch-house - I found this handkerchief in her bosom.(Property produced and sworn to.) GUILTY . Aged 20. - Transported for Seven Years .
Description Alias Smith. Born 1813. Place of birth London. Gender female. Height 4' 11.25". Religion Protestant (unspecified). Has tattoo no. First recorded 14th February 1833.