
Friendship
This convict ship, being 274 tons and 75 feet long was one of the light weight ships in the fllet and was skippered by Master Francis Walton. Built in Scarborough in 1784, she carried 76 male and 21 female convicts. During her return voyage to England her crew came down with scurvy and with insufficient crew to man her, she was scuttled in the straights of Macassar. The survivors were transferred to the Alexander.
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Friendship
This convict ship, being 274 tons and 75 feet long was one of the light weight ships in the fllet and was skippered by Master Francis Walton. Built in Scarborough in 1784, she carried 76 male and 21 female convicts. During her return voyage to England her crew came down with scurvy and with insufficient crew to man her, she was scuttled in the straights of Macassar. The survivors were transferred to the Alexander.
107 Convicts Onboard
| Convict | Conviction | Transportation |
|---|---|---|
1753 - 1792 | London Gaol Delivey Stealing clothes | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1767 - 1836 Joseph Trimby | Gloucester Theft - larceny | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1750 - 1788 | Salop Shrewsbury Gaol Delivery Not Recorded | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1770 | Bristol Assizes Not Recorded | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1766 - 1796 John Fendlow, John Findlow | Old Bailey Highway robbery | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1762 - 1826 | Winchester Highway robbery | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1760 - 1837 Edward Flynn | Old Bailey Theft - larceny | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1763 - 1841 Susannah Garth, Susannah Grah, Susannah Grates | Old Bailey Stealing money | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1770 - 1798 | Old Bailey Not Recorded | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1769 | Devon. Plymouth Quarter Sess. Not Recorded | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1756 | Old Bailey Shop lifting | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1765 - 1807 | Old Bailey Theft - larceny | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1753 | Old Bailey Not Recorded | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1755 - 1801 William Haines | Old Bailey Assault and theft | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1754 - 1788 Cooper Handy, Cooper Handley, Henley Cooper | Wilts. Assizes Highway robbery | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1757 - 1788 Elizabeth Harvey | Suffolk. Bury St Edmunds Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1759 | Dorset. Dorchester Assizes Theft - larceny | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1774 | Old Bailey Theft - larceny | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1763 - 1831 | Old Bailey Not Recorded | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1754 - 1808 James Hussey | Oxford. Assizes Oxford Not Recorded | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1760 - 1788 James/John, Jamison, Jameson | Kent Assizes Maidstone Stealing clothes | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1743 | Salop. Assizes Shrewsbury Cow stealing | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1764 - 1799 | Bristol Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1766 | Salop Assizes, Shrewsbury Stealing money | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1763 - 1846 Henry Cable, Henry Cabell | Norfolk. Thetford Quarter Session Burglary (house breaking) | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1770 - 1838 None | Ireland. Dublin Robbery with violence | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1763 - 1788 | Bristol Stealing money | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1764 Henry Lovell | Old Bailey Forgery | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1758 | Old Bailey Theft - larceny | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
1765 - 1807 | Bristol Assizes Not Recorded | 13/5/1787 - 21/1/1788 New South Wales |
Other Voyages
| Voyage | Passengers | Average Sentence | Life Sentences |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() 24/8/1799 - 16/2/1800FriendshipNew South Wales | 161 | 94 Years | 153 |
![]() 31/5/1817 - 14/1/1818FriendshipNew South Wales | 102 | 23 Years | 16 |