Louisa Underwood

Louisa Underwood, one of 170 convicts transported on the Emma Eugenia, 16 November 1843

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Louisa Underwood
Aliases:	none
Gender:	f

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	-
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Female median life span was 53 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Gloucester Assizes
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Emma Eugenia
Departure date:	16th November, 1843
Arrival date:	2nd April, 1844
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 169 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 479 (221). Queens Orphanage.
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

Carol Axton-Thompson on 1st August, 2014 wrote:

Louisa Underwood was transported to VDL on the ‘Emma Eugenia’ and brought with her two children - Ann & George (they were both admitted to the Queens Orphanage, New Town, Hobart.)

Louise married Joseph Whiting Lane in VDL 1846.(transported per ‘Asia’4 1836).

Convict Changes History

Carol Axton-Thompson on 1st August, 2014 made the following changes:

source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 479 (221). Queens Orphanage. (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 479 (221)), gend