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Transportation
Robert Surrage was transported on the Countess Of Harcourt, departing 8th Apr 1821 and arriving 27th Jul 1821 with 174 passengers.
Ship of 517 tons, built in India 1811. Voyages to NSW and VDL 1821, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1828. Researchers please note that sailings direct from Ireland to Australia are not recorded under British data, and therefore not all details of people are on this web site (they are being added in, by volunteers, so please check thoroughly or send a message on community fb if you have queries).
Countess Of Harcourt (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 25 (14) |
| 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
born 1798 Penryn, Cornwall, Height: 5' 9½", Complexion: Dark, Eyes: Hazel, Hair: Brown, Marks: Woman above elbow & crucifix below on left arm.
free pardon no. 88 14th March 1832
1820 3rd April, The Radical War (a.k.a. The Scottish Insurrection). There was an attempt to stage an armed uprising in parts of Scotland and there are several clashes with soldiers. In one incident Port Glasgow militia are attacked as they were taking prisoners from Paisley to Greenock jail. They were attacked again after the prisoners had been lodged, they then opened fire killing eight and wounding ten others. Watchman Robert Simpson and Watchman Henry Pearson (Greenock Burgh, Strathclyde) were shot and killed trying to stop John Dempsey and Robert Surrage, both soldiers from the 13th Regiment of Foot, discharging muskets from a house in which they had taken refuge after being attacked by a mob. They were believed to have already caused the death of a youth named Archibald Morrison and claimed that they did not know that the two were watchmen. They are convicted of murder at the High Court of Justiciary in Edinburgh and sentenced to be executed but the jury unanimously recommended Surrage to mercy. Dempsey was hanged and his body was then given to Dr. Alexander Monro, a work colleague of Dr. Robert Knox (of Burke and Hare) fame, for dissection. The sentence on Surrage was commuted to ‘banishment for life’ and he was transported with 170 other prisoners aboard the convict ship Countess of Harcourt on an eight month voyage to Van Diemen’s Land