Recovery
Built 1799 Batavia, 493 tons.
1823 voyage.
Also arrived the same morning, (i.e. Thursday last) from Ireland, having sailed from the Cove of Cork on the 5th April, the ship Recovery, Captain Fotherley, with 180 male convicts, in tolerable health : no deaths on the passage. Surgeon Superintendent, Dr. Cunningham, R. N. The guard comprises a detachment of the 1st, or Royals, commanded by Captain Gill, who is accompanied by his Lady. Three free passengers come out by this conveyance, at the expence of the Crown.
Sydney Gazette, Thurs 7 Aug 1823.
1835 voyage.
Surgeon's general remarks. On 5th October 1835, the Guard embarked at Deptford, consisting of 1 staff, 1 subaltern, 2 sergeants, 1 drummer, 26 rank and file of the 28th Regiment, accompanied by 8 women and 4 children. On the 19th at Spithead we received on board 160 male convicts from the Leviathan and 120 from the York Hulk and in the 30th got under weigh, previous to which, the convicts were discharged to the hulks in consequence of their being a great nuisance on board.
Source:The medical and surgical journal of HM convict ship Recovery for 5 October 1835 to 16 March 1836 by Alexander Neill, during which time the said ship was employed in passage to Sydney New South Wales
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141 daysNew South Wales
Recovery
Built 1799 Batavia, 493 tons.
1823 voyage.
Also arrived the same morning, (i.e. Thursday last) from Ireland, having sailed from the Cove of Cork on the 5th April, the ship Recovery, Captain Fotherley, with 180 male convicts, in tolerable health : no deaths on the passage. Surgeon Superintendent, Dr. Cunningham, R. N. The guard comprises a detachment of the 1st, or Royals, commanded by Captain Gill, who is accompanied by his Lady. Three free passengers come out by this conveyance, at the expence of the Crown.
Sydney Gazette, Thurs 7 Aug 1823.
1835 voyage.
Surgeon's general remarks. On 5th October 1835, the Guard embarked at Deptford, consisting of 1 staff, 1 subaltern, 2 sergeants, 1 drummer, 26 rank and file of the 28th Regiment, accompanied by 8 women and 4 children. On the 19th at Spithead we received on board 160 male convicts from the Leviathan and 120 from the York Hulk and in the 30th got under weigh, previous to which, the convicts were discharged to the hulks in consequence of their being a great nuisance on board.
Source:The medical and surgical journal of HM convict ship Recovery for 5 October 1835 to 16 March 1836 by Alexander Neill, during which time the said ship was employed in passage to Sydney New South Wales
189 Convicts Onboard
| Convict | Conviction | Transportation |
|---|---|---|
Middlesex Gaol Delivery Not Recorded | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales | |
Hereford Assizes Not Recorded | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales | |
1804 - 1841 | Lincoln. Boston Boro Quarter Session and Gaol Delivery Felony (unspecified) | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales |
Berks. Newbury Boro Quarter Sess. Not Recorded | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales | |
1805 - 1870 | Stafford Assizes Not Recorded | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales |
Hereford Assizes Not Recorded | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales | |
Gloucester Assizes Not Recorded | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales | |
Warwick Assizes Not Recorded | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales | |
1777 - 1840 | Warwick Assizes Not Recorded | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales |
1803 | Surrey Quarter Session Not Recorded | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales |
Leicester Assizes Not Recorded | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales | |
Lancaster Assizes Not Recorded | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales | |
1792 - 1861 | Oxford Assizes Not Recorded | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales |
Bartholomew (Alias), Marshall (Alias), Duffey (Alias) | Southampton Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales |
Biddell | Worcester Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales |
Chester Session of Pleas Not Recorded | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales | |
Oxford Assizes Not Recorded | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales | |
Stafford Assizes Not Recorded | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales | |
Bristol City Quarter Session Not Recorded | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales | |
Bristol City Quarter Session Not Recorded | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales | |
Gloucester Assizes Not Recorded | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales | |
1799 Braine, Briant | Gloucester Assizes Stealing fowls (chickens/ducks) | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales |
1799 - 1820 | Southampton Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales |
Surrey Quarter Session Not Recorded | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales | |
1780 - 1859 | Surrey Assizes Not Recorded | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales |
Middlesex Gaol Delivery Not Recorded | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales | |
Stafford Assizes Not Recorded | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales | |
Stafford Assizes Not Recorded | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales | |
London Gaol Delivery Not Recorded | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales | |
Oxford. Banbury Boro Quarter Sessions Not Recorded | 30/7/1819 - 18/12/1819 New South Wales |
Other Voyages
| Voyage | Passengers | Average Sentence | Life Sentences |
|---|---|---|---|
5/4/1823 - 30/7/1823RecoveryNew South Wales | 169 | 29 Years | 42 |
26/10/1835 - 25/2/1836RecoveryNew South Wales | 283 | 40 Years | 98 |
27/5/1837 - 8/10/1837RecoveryVan Diemen's Land | 280 | 45 Years | 113 |