
Andromeda
Also, same day, from Cork, whence she sailed May 25th, the ship Andromeda, 401 tons, Benjamin Gales master, with 173 female prisoners; Henry Kelsawl, Esq., Surgeon-superintendant. Passengers — Fourteen free females, viz. Mary Manning, Martha Morron, Margaret Mahon, Margaret Sheedy, Mary Ann Nixon alias Welsh, Catherine Kiernan, Mary Cassock, Catherine Stanton, Johanna Neville, Mary Lyons alias Hynes, Maria Moran, Catherine O'Donnel, Margaret Kennedy, and Mary Sullivan, and twenty-six children; also twenty-three children belonging to the prisoners.
Sydney Monitor, 20 Sept 1834.
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Andromeda
Also, same day, from Cork, whence she sailed May 25th, the ship Andromeda, 401 tons, Benjamin Gales master, with 173 female prisoners; Henry Kelsawl, Esq., Surgeon-superintendant. Passengers — Fourteen free females, viz. Mary Manning, Martha Morron, Margaret Mahon, Margaret Sheedy, Mary Ann Nixon alias Welsh, Catherine Kiernan, Mary Cassock, Catherine Stanton, Johanna Neville, Mary Lyons alias Hynes, Maria Moran, Catherine O'Donnel, Margaret Kennedy, and Mary Sullivan, and twenty-six children; also twenty-three children belonging to the prisoners.
Sydney Monitor, 20 Sept 1834.
147 Convicts Onboard
| Convict | Conviction | Transportation |
|---|---|---|
1807 | Gloucester Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
Lancaster (Liverpool Borough) Quarter Sessions Not Recorded | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land | |
Surrey Quarter Sessions Not Recorded | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land | |
1809 - 1832 | Bristol (City) Sessions of Peace Oyer and Terminer Gaol Delivery Burglary (house breaking) | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
Perth Court of Justiciary Burglary (house breaking) | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land | |
1804 | Somerset Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1796 | Glamorgan Great Session Horse theft | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1805 - 1834 | Gloucester Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1810 - 1830 Fagan, Fagin | Lancaster (Liverpool Borough) Quarter Sessions Theft - larceny | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1774 | Surrey Assizes Sheep-stealing | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
Hertford Assizes Not Recorded | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land | |
1805 | Stirling Court of Justiciary Forgery | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1803 | Surrey Assizes Counterfeiting coins or notes | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1788 - 1875 Thomas (Alias) | York (Kingston Upon Hull) Assizes Possessing a forged note | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1838 | Leicester Assizes Not Recorded | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
Hertford Assizes Not Recorded | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land | |
1808 | Lancaster Quarter Sessions Larceny from a person (including picking pockets) | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1806 | Berks Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1772 - 1826 | Warwick Assizes Cow stealing | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1801 | Chester Session of Pleas Murder | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1809 | Bristol (City) Quarter Sessions Stealing clothes | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
Gloucester Assizes Not Recorded | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land | |
1804 | Gloucester Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1804 - 1864 Mathison, George (Alias) | Aberdeen Court of Justiciary Fraud | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
Lancaster Quarter Sessions Not Recorded | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land | |
Derby Assizes Not Recorded | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land | |
Sadberge Durham Assizes and Gaol Delivery Not Recorded | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land | |
Glamorgan Great Session Not Recorded | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land | |
Gloucester Assizes Not Recorded | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land | |
Gloucester Assizes Not Recorded | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
Other Voyages
| Voyage | Passengers | Average Sentence | Life Sentences |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() 28/8/1830 - 18/12/1830AndromedaNew South Wales | 71 | 42 Years | 27 |
![]() 13/11/1832 - 11/3/1833AndromedaNew South Wales | 188 | 53 Years | 92 |
![]() 30/11/1833 - 17/9/1834AndromedaNew South Wales | 176 | 10 Years | 6 |