Emma Scott

Emma Scott, one of 99 convicts transported on the Mermaid, 15 February 1828

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Emma Scott
Aliases:	none
Gender:	f

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1803
Occupation:	Nursery maid
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Female median life span was 59 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 14 years

Crime:	Receiving stolen property
Convicted at:	Surrey Special Session of Gaol Delivery
Sentence term:	14 years
Ship:	Mermaid
Departure date:	15th February, 1828
Arrival date:	27th June, 1828
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 99 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 316
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

D Wong on 22nd July, 2018 wrote:

Emma Scott was 25 years old on arrival in VDL - she had a fair complexion, dark brown hair, dark grey eyes, brown mole on left cheek, scars on left thumb, Prostitute.

Native Place: London

16/6/1834: Married Robert Randolph (Layton 1827).

21/8/1834: TOL

Convict Changes History

D Wong on 22nd July, 2018 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1803 (prev. 0000), gender: f, occupation, crime