
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 |
|---|---|---|
1806 | Somerset Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1791 - 1834 Hensey (Alias) | Dumfries Court of Justiciary Assault | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1855 Rogers (Alias), Robertson [Alias] | Derby Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1791 | Warwick Assizes Theft - larceny | 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 | |
Hertford Assizes Not Recorded | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land | |
1802 - 1845 | Glamorgan Great Session Burglary (house breaking) | 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 |
Gloucester Assizes Not Recorded | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land | |
1805 | Lancaster Quarter Sessions Larceny from a person (including picking pockets) | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1805 | Lancaster Quarter Sessions Larceny from a person (including picking pockets) | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1809 | Gloucester Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1797 Waldrum (Alias) | Chester Quarter Sessions Stealing Food | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1801 | Leicester (Borough) Quarter Sessions Larceny from a person (including picking pockets) | 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 | |
1798 | Gloucester Assizes Horse theft | 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 | |
Warwick Quarter Sessions Not Recorded | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land | |
1806 | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Burglary (house breaking) | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1807 | Gloucester Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
Hereford Assizes Horse theft | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land | |
1803 - 1855 Copley (Alias) | Derby Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1811 - 1834 Thomas Lewis | Leicester (Borough) Quarter Sessions Stealing lead | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1854 | Derby Assizes Not Recorded | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1829 | Glamorgan Great Session Not Recorded | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1793 | Stirling Court of Justiciary Cutting and wounding | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1805 - 1871 | Surrey Assizes Theft - larceny | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1792 | Lancaster Assizes Uttering/passing forged notes | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1809 - 1879 | Ayr Court of Justiciary Theft - larceny | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1796 - 1834 Mackie (Alias) | Stirling Court of Justiciary 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 |