
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 |
|---|---|---|
1798 - 1862 Mcquaid, Mcquaide, Mcwaide | Lancaster Quarter Sessions Not Recorded | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1807 | Glamorgan Great Session Burglary (house breaking) | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
Hereford Assizes Not Recorded | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land | |
1798 | Gloucester Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1810 - 1841 | Gloucester Assizes Not Recorded | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1802 | Somerset Assizes Sheep-stealing | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1781 - 1862 | Somerset Assizes Not Recorded | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1806 | Somerset Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1802 | Ayr Court of Justiciary Assault | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1797 | Somerset Assizes Sheep-stealing | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1797 - 1829 | Durham Assizes and Gaol Delivery Highway robbery | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1804 - 1830 John Moreton | Leicester (Borough) Quarter Sessions Sheep-stealing | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
Derby Quarter Sessions Not Recorded | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land | |
1805 - 1834 | Chester Session of Pleas Not Recorded | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1799 - 1836 | Surrey Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1808 | Berks Assizes Horse theft | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1803 | Denbigh Great Session Horse theft | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1800 | Gloucester Assizes Highway robbery | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1779 - 1853 | Somerset Assizes Horse theft | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1807 | Stafford Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
Gloucester Assizes Not Recorded | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land | |
1802 Rawnsley | York (West Riding) Quarter Sessions) Stealing boots/shoes | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1802 | Sadberge Durham Assizes and Gaol Delivery Not Recorded | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1806 | Lancaster Quarter Sessions Larceny from a person (including picking pockets) | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1809 | Surrey Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1808 | Somerset Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1806 | Salop Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1779 - 1826 | Ayr Court of Justiciary Sheep-stealing | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1809 Suffin | Somerset Assizes Not Recorded | 16/10/1826 - 23/2/1827 Van Diemen's Land |
1804 - 1830 | Woolwich Barracks Court Martial Desertion | 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 |