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Voyage
Transportation
Catherine Welch was transported on the Friendship, departing 31st May 1817 and arriving 14th Jan 1818 with 102 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.
FriendshipReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 351 (177) |
| 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
New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856 Main Series of Letters Received, 1788-1826 - names of convicts with their characters during the voyage from London to New South Wales on the transport ship Friendship. pp 6597 to 6605 Quiet and industrious
Australian Convict Transportation Registers – Other Fleets & Ships, 1791-1868 Name: Catherine Welch wife of John Welch Vessel: Friendship Convicted Date: 22 Jan 1817 Voyage Date: Jun 1817 Colony: New South Wales Place of Conviction: Lancaster, Lancashire, England ---------------------------------------------- Australia, Convict Index, 1788-1868 Name: Catherine Welch Age: N/R Arrival year: 1818 Arrival State: New South Wales Trial Place: Lancaster Ship: Friendship Comments: Wife OF John WELCH Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1814-2011 Catherine Welch (Pris Ship Not noted) District of Liverpool Died Nov 2, 1820 (Hospital Fits) aged 32 years was buried Nov 3 1820