Emu
The Emu was captured by an American privateer in 1812.
Under the command of Lieutenant Alexander Bisset, Emu left England in October 1812 with 49 female convicts. While en route to Hobart Town, she was captured on 30 November 1812 in the Atlantic by the American 18-gun privateer Holkar, captained by J. Rolland. The captain, twenty two crew, and the forty-nine female convicts were put ashore at Porto Grande on the island of St Vincent (now São Vicente) in the Cape Verde Islands on 17 January 1813. Emu was subsequently taken to Newport, Rhode Island as a prize and sold there.
The captain, crew and convicts were eventually picked up after 12 months by the Isabella and returned to England. The female convicts were placed on a hulk in Portsmouth harbour and subsequently sent aboard the transport Broxbornebury to Port Jackson.
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Emu
The Emu was captured by an American privateer in 1812.
Under the command of Lieutenant Alexander Bisset, Emu left England in October 1812 with 49 female convicts. While en route to Hobart Town, she was captured on 30 November 1812 in the Atlantic by the American 18-gun privateer Holkar, captained by J. Rolland. The captain, twenty two crew, and the forty-nine female convicts were put ashore at Porto Grande on the island of St Vincent (now São Vicente) in the Cape Verde Islands on 17 January 1813. Emu was subsequently taken to Newport, Rhode Island as a prize and sold there.
The captain, crew and convicts were eventually picked up after 12 months by the Isabella and returned to England. The female convicts were placed on a hulk in Portsmouth harbour and subsequently sent aboard the transport Broxbornebury to Port Jackson.
40 Convicts Onboard
| Convict | Conviction | Transportation |
|---|---|---|
1784 - 1850 | Lancaster Salford Sessions Not Recorded | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1796 | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Theft - larceny | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1774 | Essex Summer Assizes Not Recorded | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1786 - 1829 | Lancaster Salford Sessions Not Recorded | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1790 - 1850 | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Not Recorded | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1787 | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Theft - larceny | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1787 Chamberlain | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Theft - larceny | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1766 | Lancaster Lent Assizes Forgery | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1790 Mcdade, Ann Kearns | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Theft - larceny | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1781 | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Not Recorded | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1767 - 1828 Martine, Entwhistle, Mat, End | Lancashire Assizes Forgery | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1782 - 1844 | Warwick Lent Assizes Shop lifting | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1790 | Devon Summer Assizes Not Recorded | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1777 - 1825 Mary Greeves | Lancaster Lent Assizes Not Recorded | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1785 | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Not Recorded | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1792 - 1832 | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Theft - larceny | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1789 Hatherell, Hatherall | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Not Recorded | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1790 - 1848 | Gloucester Epiphany Sessions Not Recorded | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1783 Holmes (Alias), Horne | Essex Lent Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1785 Isabella Janson | Lancaster Lent Assizes Not Recorded | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1795 - 1868 | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Not Recorded | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1788 - 1832 Pricilla Jones | Sussex Lent Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1787 | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Theft - larceny | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1791 - 1813 | Sessions Peace Middlesex Fraud | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1793 - 1815 | Sussex Lent Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1796 - 1840 Lalliment, Lallamont | London Gaol Delivery Not Recorded | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1782 - 1869 | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Not Recorded | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1780 - 1861 | Lancaster Lent Assizes Not Recorded | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1795 - 1863 | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Not Recorded | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |
1772 - 1831 | Devon Lent Assizes Not Recorded | 30/9/1812 - Unknown New South Wales |