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Sarah Wharmby was transported on the Henry, departing 30th Sep 1824 and arriving 8th Feb 1825 with 79 passengers.
Henry 1825. The ship Henry, Captain Ferrier, arrived at Hobart Town, on the 9th ult. with 79 female prisoners, all whom were landed with the exception of two. There were also on board 25 free women, and 33 children, who came out, at the expence of Government, to join their husbands and parents. Sydney Gazette, 3 Mar 1825.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 192 |
| 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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UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals Sarah Wharmby Prisoner age 20 A stout healthy looking woman of a sanguine temperament was yesterday seized with painful swelling and inflammation of the right cheek to which she attributed to the bite of some kind of insects during the night. Today this has spread itself all over the face & gradually extending over the scalp & attended with strong pulsation in the temporal arterial and great confusion of head. Eyes much inflamed & impatient?? of? light. Inflammation of the skin of a light flushed? colour with erysipeloid patches interspersed now and then. P. 108 hard and full. S. hot and dry. T. white and moist. Thirst urgent B. and Catamonia tolerably regular V.S. et ?(unknown symbol, perhaps for cupped) Infus. Sennae ziij Sulph. Magnes. gr fs? No 2 per Cathartic 7pm Fainted when she had lost about twelve? ounces of blood and afterwards vomited freely. Cathartic procured three copious evacuations and she appears now much more composed. Her hair was cut off this morning and her face and scalp kept coated with oatmeal which seems to give her a good deal of relief. Oct 18th S. Wharmby Has rested tolerably well and second ??? Cathartic? this morning. Erysipelas has appeared over the whole scalp. Had two more alvuic evacuations in the early part of the morning. P. 120 soft and much? compressible? S. hot & dry T. furred with urgent thirst. Rx Potass Subcarboric ↄi Succ. Lemonis zfs Antimon Tart gr 1/6 Syrup ??(semissis = half. Like modern simple syrup) zij Aqua zij pb? Ft. Haustus 6th omni hora sumendus 19th Has passed a restless night and there seems to be an alien? change in her situation since yesterday. Cont Medn Oct 20th Long 12 W Lat 43 N S. Wharmby Has passed a restless night from excruciating headache, and the whole of the face and scalp is considerably more swollen and of a darker colour than before being now of a purple hue. P 100 & soft. Thirst urgent. No stool these two days. Rx Submur. Hydrarg. gr v Pulv. Jalap. gr xx Sy?. S? q.s. ft Bol statim sumendus 22 Oct. S. Wharmby Head very much relieved by the purgative which operated freely, the swelling of the face has also subsided a little and she took her breakfast this morning with some degree of appetite. P. 100 and small. S. dry. Thirst still considerable. Urine high coloured depositing on standing a copious dark brown sediment. Repet. Mist. Saline? ut olim The Ship has been rolling and pitching? These two days and there is a very heavy sea running, consequently a good deal of sea sickness amongst the women. 26 Oct. S. Wharmby Since the last report has continued to recover daily and her only complaint now is debility. Half a pint of wine daily.