America
1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 20 Aug 1829. Page 2. Shipping Intelligence.
On Tuesday last arrived, from London, the ship America, Captain Donald, with 168 male prisoners. Surgeon Superintendent, Alexander Stewart, Esq. R. N. The guard consists of a detachment of the 63d
Regiment, under the command of Adjutant Montgomery. Passengers, Mrs. Montgomery and two children.
168 Mustered, 8 Died on voyage; Total 176 Embarked.
1831 Voyage - Source; The Hobart Town Courier.
SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1831
Arrived on Monday the 9th. instant the convict ship America, Robert Donald, Esq. Commander, from London 6th. January, with, 186 females. Passengers, Mr. Capon, Chief Constable of the Island, Mr. and Mrs. Davies, Surgeon and Superintendent, Dr. Thomson, R. N.; brings also some Commissariat stores.
The Surgeons Journal for 1830-1831 voyage: https://www.femaleconvicts.org.au/docs/ships/SurgeonsJournal_America1831.pdf
Set sail
In transit
130 daysVan Diemen's Land
America
1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 20 Aug 1829. Page 2. Shipping Intelligence.
On Tuesday last arrived, from London, the ship America, Captain Donald, with 168 male prisoners. Surgeon Superintendent, Alexander Stewart, Esq. R. N. The guard consists of a detachment of the 63d
Regiment, under the command of Adjutant Montgomery. Passengers, Mrs. Montgomery and two children.
168 Mustered, 8 Died on voyage; Total 176 Embarked.
1831 Voyage - Source; The Hobart Town Courier.
SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1831
Arrived on Monday the 9th. instant the convict ship America, Robert Donald, Esq. Commander, from London 6th. January, with, 186 females. Passengers, Mr. Capon, Chief Constable of the Island, Mr. and Mrs. Davies, Surgeon and Superintendent, Dr. Thomson, R. N.; brings also some Commissariat stores.
The Surgeons Journal for 1830-1831 voyage: https://www.femaleconvicts.org.au/docs/ships/SurgeonsJournal_America1831.pdf
198 Convicts Onboard
| Convict | Conviction | Transportation |
|---|---|---|
1803 - 1839 Pass | Surrey Quarter Session Not Recorded | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land |
Wilts Assizes Not Recorded | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land | |
1805 Charrington (Alias) | Surrey (Town and Borough of Southwark) Quarter Session Not Recorded | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land |
1794 - 1834 | Surrey Quarter Session Not Recorded | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land |
1801 | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Theft - larceny | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land |
1804 - 1838 Dorothea Foster | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Not Recorded | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land |
Surrey Quarter Session Not Recorded | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land | |
1807 Catherine Rosetta [Married] | Surrey Assizes Larceny from a person (including picking pockets) | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land |
1825 | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Theft - larceny | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land |
1808 | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Larceny from a person (including picking pockets) | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land |
1776 | Somerset Quarter Session Not Recorded | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land |
1813 | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Not Recorded | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land |
1807 | Warwick Quarter Session Theft - larceny | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land |
1786 Crosscomb | Devon (Borough of South Molton) Quarter Session Not Recorded | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land |
1817 - 1899 Rebecca Plummer [Married] | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Theft - larceny | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land |
1811 | Bristol (City) Session of Peace Oyer Terminer and Gaol Delivery Not Recorded | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land |
1804 - 1843 Mary Crossland [Married] | York (City) Quarter Session Theft - larceny | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land |
1807 - 1896 Davis, Doherty, Dougherty | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Theft - larceny | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land |
1804 | Chester Quarter Session Larceny from a person (including picking pockets) | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land |
Mary Hickey | Surrey Quarter Session Theft - larceny | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land |
1794 - 1880 | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Not Recorded | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land |
1807 | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Not Recorded | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land |
1795 Fobester, Fobster | Suffolk Quarter Session Felony (unspecified) | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land |
1804 Mary Ann Frost | York (West Riding) Quarter Session Shop lifting | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land |
Middlesex Gaol Delivery Not Recorded | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land | |
1807 | Middlesex Larceny from a person (including picking pockets) | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land |
1810 Rebecca Davey, [Married] | Surrey Quarter Session Theft - larceny | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land |
1801 - 1871 | Warwick Assizes Stealing a watch | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land |
1790 Hannah Tozer | Devon (Exeter City) Gaol Delivery and Quarter Session Not Recorded | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land |
Bristol (City) Quarter Session Theft - larceny | 30/12/1830 - 9/5/1831 Van Diemen's Land |
Other Voyages
| Voyage | Passengers | Average Sentence | Life Sentences |
|---|---|---|---|
4/4/1829 - 18/8/1829AmericaNew South Wales | 176 | 24 Years | 29 |