Tag Archives: Transportation

The Factory above the Gaol – women convicts in 1818

Posted on March 31, 2012 by rebelhand

When my great-great-great grandmother Sarah Marshall stumbled off the convict transport Friendship on January 14, 1818, she emerged from a traumatic journey of confinement and scurvy which became notorious for ‘indecent and licentious intercourse’ to find herself in an … Continue reading →

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Was Sarah murdered? Is she a famous ghost?

Posted on October 14, 2011 by rebelhand

For a change from thinking about Nicholas, I typed Sarah Marshall into Google. She’s my g-g-g grandmother, a convict who arrived in New South Wales on the Friendship in 1818. She married John Simpson (Ocean II, arr 1818) and later … Continue reading →

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On board the convict ship (for Australian National Family History Week)

Posted on August 7, 2011 by rebelhand

It’s National Family History Week in Australia (until August 10). So I’m going to leave the Irish history theme for now and pick up some of Nicholas Delaney’s story in New South Wales. Starting with his arrival. Human cargo On … Continue reading →