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Samuel Wharf was transported on the Recovery, departing 27th May 1837 and arriving 8th Oct 1837 with 280 passengers.
Built 1799 Batavia, 493 tons. 1823 voyage. Also arrived the same morning, (i.e. Thursday last) from Ireland, having sailed from the Cove of Cork on the 5th April, the ship Recovery, Captain Fotherley, with 180 male convicts, in tolerable health : no deaths on the passage. Surgeon Superintendent, Dr. Cunningham, R. N. The guard comprises a detachment of the 1st, or Royals, commanded by Captain Gill, who is accompanied by his Lady. Three free passengers come out by this conveyance, at the expence of the Crown. Sydney Gazette, Thurs 7 Aug 1823. 1835 voyage. Surgeon's general remarks. On 5th October 1835, the Guard embarked at Deptford, consisting of 1 staff, 1 subaltern, 2 sergeants, 1 drummer, 26 rank and file of the 28th Regiment, accompanied by 8 women and 4 children. On the 19th at Spithead we received on board 160 male convicts from the Leviathan and 120 from the York Hulk and in the 30th got under weigh, previous to which, the convicts were discharged to the hulks in consequence of their being a great nuisance on board. Source:The medical and surgical journal of HM convict ship Recovery for 5 October 1835 to 16 March 1836 by Alexander Neill, during which time the said ship was employed in passage to Sydney New South Wales
Recovery (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 46 |
| 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
National Archives, Criminal Petitions. HO 17/120/88 Prisoner name: Samuel Wharf. Prisoner age: 24 years. Prisoner occupation: Journeyman dyer. Court and date of trial: Lancaster Summer Assizes, August 1836. Crime: Maliciously cutting his wife, Clara Ann Wharf. Initial sentence: [Death] commuted to transportation for life. Gaoler's report: Character not known. Annotated (Outcome): Nil. Petitioner(s): Clara Ann Wharf, the prisoner's wife and prosecutrix. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner was under the influence of liquor and was provoked by the petitioner. He had been a tender husband and affectionate parent for five years of marriage. The petitioner was led to believe that the indictment would be for assault, since the injury she received was very slight. Petitioner and family are wholly deprived of support by her husband's imprisonment and must go to the workhouse. Other papers: Petition from Charles Wainwright, former employer, and 59 other inhabitants of Manchester and Salford. Petition signed by Clara Ann Wharf and 31 others. Character references from Rothwell and Dearman, and Charles James, C Wainwright, all former employers, John [Life], surgeon, and W Horner, prison chaplain. Letter from Clara Ann Wharf, forwarding a letter from her husband on board the Fortitude hulk asking her to come and visit him for the last time before he is transported. Letter from Samuel Wharf to Mr Brotherton thanking him for his support and saying that his wife was urged to prosecute by the constables, who told her the punishment would only be a month or two imprisonment. Date: 1836 – 1837.