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Transportation
Frances Wilson 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 354 |
| 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 A filthy woman, delicate constitution and given to theft
http://www.founders-storylines.com/mugsheets/convicts/profile/131753/frances_wilson http://www.historyaustralia.org.au/twconvic/Friendship 1818 ================================================= NAME: Frances Wilson SPOUSE NAME: Archibald Russel MARRIAGE DATE: 14 Feb 1828 MARRIAGE PLACE: Tasmania REGISTRATION PLACE: Launceston, Tasmania REGISTRATION YEAR: 1828 REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1168 ================================================ BIRTH (s) ... NAME: Catherine Russell BIRTH DATE: 18 Aug 1831 FATHER'S NAME: Archibald Russell MOTHER'S NAME: Frances Russell BIRTH PLACE: Tasmania REGISTRATION YEAR: 1831 REGISTRATION PLACE: Launceston, Tasmania REGISTRATION NUMBER: 4058 ************************************************ NAME: Mary Russell BIRTH DATE: 29 Oct 1828 FATHER'S NAME: Archibald Russell MOTHER'S NAME: Frances Russell BIRTH PLACE: Tasmania REGISTRATION YEAR: 1830 REGISTRATION PLACE: Launceston, Tasmania REGISTRATION NUMBER: 36 ************************************************ NAME: William Russell BIRTH DATE: 20 Jan 1830 FATHER'S NAME: Archibald Russell MOTHER'S NAME: Frances Russell BIRTH PLACE: Tasmania REGISTRATION YEAR: 1830 REGISTRATION PLACE: Launceston, Tasmania REGISTRATION NUMBER: 3611 According to my research she is my 3rd Great Grandmother!! & certainly did not pass away or be buried in 1822? In Hobart!