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Summary

Born
Jan 1755
Conviction
Fraud
Departure
May 1787
Arrival
Jan 1788
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Andrew Roman
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1755
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown
Aliases: Andrew Knowland, Andrew Ronan, Andrew Rowland

Crime

Crime: Fraud
Convicted at: Old Bailey
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 13th May 1787
Ship: Friendship
Arrival: 21st Jan 1788
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Andrew Roman was transported on the Friendship, departing 13th May 1787 and arriving 21st Jan 1788 with 107 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.

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Primary Sourcehttp://www.firstlanding.com.au

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Convict Notes

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Andrew Roman was tried at Old Bailey, London on 10 September 1783 for fraud (impersonation). http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?id=t17830910-70-defend845&div=t17830910-70#highlight He was sentenced to transportation for 7 years having been originally sentenced to death, and left England on the Friendship aged about 32 at that time (May 1787). His occupation was listed as seaman. Guilty of return from transport following the Mercury mutiny.Report from Dunkirk hulk was “troublesome at times”.