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This 650 ton barque was built at Sunderland in 1844. It was employed as a convict transport and left Portsmouth, England on March 4, 1850 bound for the Swan River Colony. She carried the first of 37 shipments of male convicts destined for Western Australia. The voyage took 89 days and the Scindian arrived in Fremantle on June 1, 1850 with 200 passengers and 75 male convicts [Erickson]. James Cammell and John Gibson were the captain and surgeon respectively. There were no deaths recorded on the convict shipping and description lists and 75 convict numbers were assigned for the voyage ranging from (1 to 75). Of the 200 passengers mentioned above, 163 were pensioner guards and their families, the number being made up of 55 pensioners, 29 wives, 43 sons and 36 daughters. The remaining 27 passengers have not been accounted for but were possibly cabin passengers or regular soldiers. John Gibson's surgeon's journal for the voyage is preserved in the Public Record Office (PRO) in London. Researchers can view a copy on the Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP) microfilm reel 3209 which is held in most major libraries and archives offices throughout Australia. The following list is an alphabetically sorted list of the names associated with each of the 75 convict numbers assigned to this voyage. The comments field gives alternative names attributed to the various convicts, many of which are not only spelling variations, but alternative names used in later life or in subsequent re-convictions. The age quoted seems to refer to the age of the convict when the passenger list was created.
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Convicts
Surname Christian Name(s) Reg No Term Age-S Trial Place Day Mth Year Criminal Offence Comments Bailey William 75 14y 21 Central Criminal Court .. .. 1848 House breaking .... .... .... .... .... Baker James 48 14y 48 Exeter .. .. 1847 Stealing towels .... .... .... .... .... Barker George 39 15y 23 Yorkshire Assizes 06 03 1847 Pick pocket .... .... .... .... .... Baxter James 32 14y 25 Corfu .. .. 1847 Violence & striking superior officer (Army) .... .... .... .... .... Best Francis 73 15y 32 Worcester .. .. 1847 House breaking .... .... .... .... .... Bradbury John 66 20y 24 Chester .. .. 1848 Rape .... .... .... .... .... Brakes Samuel 26 15y 35 Peterborough .. .. 1848 Burglary .... .... .... .... .... Branson William 3 15y 33 Leicester .. .. 1848 Sheep stealing .... .... .... .... .... Bristow Arthur 51 15y 31 Kingston-on-Thames .. .. 1848 Grievous bodily harm .... .... .... .... .... Bristow Reginald 50 15y 27 Kingston-on-Thames .. .. 1848 Grievous bodily harm .... .... .... .... .... Brown Joseph 45 14y 41 Boston Sessions .. 06 1847 Stealing oats & drapery .... .... .... .... .... Burgess Charles 38 14y 34 Maidstone .. .. 1846 House breaking .... .... .... .... .... Burkett Solomon 19 15y 46 Peterborough .. .. 1848 Burglary .... .... .... .... .... Carter William 8 15y 25 Worcester .. .. 1847 Horse stealing .... .... .... .... .... Cox James 53 15y 38 Dorset .. .. 1847 Stealing a watch .... .... .... .... .... [ Top | Physical Description ] Surname Christian Name(s) Reg No Term Age-S Trial Place Day Mth Year Criminal Offence Comments Davies John 52 15y 32 Swansea .. .. 1848 Rape aka [DAVIS] Dawes Robert 35 14y 28 Swaffham .. .. 1847 Sheep stealing .... .... .... .... .... Diggle Samuel 58 15y 39 Liverpool 20 03 1847 Burglary .... .... .... .... .... Dobson John 36 14y 31 Stafford .. .. 1847 Pick pocket .... .... .... .... .... Drake William 42 15y 25 Newport .. .. 1847 House breaking & stealing money .... .... .... .... .... Eley Robert 14 14y 23 Durham .. .. 1848 Stealing a copper funnel .... .... .... .... .... Faulds Thomas 22 14y 23 Glasgow .. .. 1847 Robbery with violence .... .... .... .... .... Fletcher Thomas 18 15y 24 Lancaster .. .. 1848 Robbery with violence .... .... .... .... .... Hargreaves Thomas 31 14y 30 Portsmouth .. .. 1847 Stealing crockery .... .... .... .... .... Hart Thomas 55 15y 23 Cambridge 17 03 1848 Burglary .... .... .... .... .... Hatton James 69 20y 29 Liverpool .. .. 1847 Rape .... .... .... .... .... Hirst Thomas 10 15y 26 York .. .. 1847 House breaking aka [HURST] Holder Robert 40 15y 26 Portsmouth .. .. 1847 Robbery .... .... .... .... .... [ Top | Physical Description ] Surname Christian Name(s) Reg No Term Age-S Trial Place Day Mth Year Criminal Offence Comments Jackson Samuel 16 15y 36 Chester .. .. .... Robbery with violence .... .... .... .... .... Jeffry Luke 56 15y 26 Cambridge .. .. 1848 Stealing money .... .... .... .... .... Jermyn John 6 15y 24 Norwich .. .. 1848 Rape .... .... .... .... .... Johnson William 70 20y 30 Stafford .. .. 1847 Firing stacks aka [JOHNSTONE] Jones Richard 41 15y 38 Reading .. .. 1847 Warehouse breaking .... .... .... .... .... Lancaster Allan 57 14y 35 Knutsford .. .. 1848 Breaking out of gaol & stealing .... .... .... .... .... Larcombe John 4 15y 30 Dorchester .. .. 1848 House breaking .... .... .... .... .... Loveridge William 34 15y 29 Aylesbury .. .. 1848 Arson .... .... .... .... .... Matthieson Alexander 44 21y 28 Glasgow .. .. 1847 House breaking aka [MATHIESON] Morris James 49 15y 43 Central Criminal Court .. .. 1847 Counterfeiting coin .... .... .... .... .... Morris John 67 15y 24 Winchester .. .. 1848 Rape .... .... .... .... .... Oliver George 65 15y 28 Chester .. .. 1848 Robbery with violence .... .... .... .... .... Osborne James 62 15y 23 Worcester .. .. 1848 House breaking .... .... .... .... .... Osborne John 72 15y 30 Sleaford 06 01 1848 Horse stealing .... .... .... .... .... Patience John 2 14y 30 Dorset .. .. 1848 Burglary .... .... .... .... .... Phillips George 30 14y 33 Bury .. .. 1847 Absent & violence to superior officer (Army) .... .... .... .... .... Porteous Matthew 20 14y 53 Edinburgh 28 02 1848 Theft .... .... .... .... .... Postins George 17 20y 17 Worcester .. .. .... House breaking aka [POSTINGS; POSTIUS; POSTANS] Pye Charles 59 15y 28 Chelmsford .. .. 1847 Burglary .... .... .... .... .... [ Top | Physical Description ] Surname Christian Name(s) Reg No Term Age-S Trial Place Day Mth Year Criminal Offence Comments Rackham James 43 14y 48 Chelmsford .. .. 1848 Receiving stolen goods .... .... .... .... .... Raine Thomas Rutledge 63 15y 24 York 06 03 1847 Pick pocket .... .... .... .... .... Raison John 64 15y 24 Lincoln 06 03 1847 Assault & robbery aka [RASAN; RASIN; RASON] Rampling John 46 14y 27 Newcastle .. .. 1847 Striking superior officers (Army) .... .... .... .... .... Richardson George 71 14y 39 BARBADOS .. .. 1848 Attempting to strike superior officer (Army) .... .... .... .... .... Robinson Thomas 68 14y 24 Maidstone .. .. 1847 Burglary .... .... .... .... .... Rodrigues Thomas 24 15y 27 Liverpool .. .. 1847 Manslaughter .... .... .... .... .... Scattergood Samuel 1 15y 36 Leicester 09 03 1848 Sheep stealing .... .... .... .... .... Smith James 9 15y 26 Worcester .. .. 1848 House breaking .... .... .... .... .... Smith John 33 15y 19 Chelmsford .. .. 1848 Arson .... .... .... .... .... Smith Samuel 37 15y 28 Warwick .. .. 1848 House breaking .... .... .... .... .... Smith William 13 15y 25 Worcester .. .. 1848 House breaking .... .... .... .... .... Spillett Edward 12 15y 32 Maidstone .. .. 1848 Manslaughter .... .... .... .... .... Stone Martin 25 15y 24 Dorchester .. .. 1847 Horse stealing .... .... .... .... .... Stubbs Thomas 21 14y 20 Chester 29 03 1848 House breaking .... .... .... .... .... Sweeney James 15 15y 58 Caernarvon .. .. 1847 Uttering counterfeit coin aka [SWEENY] [ Top | Physical Description ] Surname Christian Name(s) Reg No Term Age-S Trial Place Day Mth Year Criminal Offence Comments Taylor Seymour 28 15y 35 Ipswich .. .. 1847 Stealing an oak beam .... .... .... .... .... Tetlow James 23 15y 56 Liverpool .. .. 1848 Manslaughter .... .... .... .... .... Thomas Alexander 61 15y 22 Swansea .. .. 1848 Manslaughter .... .... .... .... .... Thompson George 7 15y 26 Newcastle .. .. 1848 Manslaughter .... .... .... .... .... Trott Thomas 11 15y 28 Lincoln Assizes .. .. 1847 Stealing & assault aka [Henry Thomas] Ward Frederick 29 15y 30 Birmingham .. .. 1847 Stealing .... .... .... .... .... Watkins George 27 14y 32 Durham .. .. 1848 Stealing clothes .... .... .... .... .... Welsby Thomas 5 15y 26 Liverpool .. .. 1848 Robbery .... .... .... .... .... Westmoreland Francis 47 15y 46 Stafford .. .. 1847 Sheep stealing .... .... .... .... .... Wetherall Esau 54 15y 35 Taunton .. .. 1847 Horse stealing .... .... .... .... .... Wilson George 74 15y 23 Chelmsford .. .. 1848 Arson aka [WILLSON] Wilson John 60 15y 41 Newcastle .. .. 1848? Robbery with violence .... .... .... .... .... [ Top | Physical Description ] Pensioner Guards and Families Surname Christian Name(s) Age Rank; Regiment & Remarks Annear Samuel .. private; sapper & miner Annear .... .... .... .. wife Annear Mary J. 2 child; died on board Annear .... .... .... .. three other children Atkinson John .. private; 2nd Dragoon Guards Atkinson Ann .. wife Atkinson .... .... .... .. two children Bagg George 32 private; Royal Marines Bagg Catharine 31 wife Bagg Sarah 3 child Baker Robert .. private; 34th Regiment Baker .... .... .... .. wife Baker .... .... .... .. three children [ Top ] Surname Christian Name(s) Age Rank; Regiment & Remarks Barrett John 46 private; 61st Regiment Barrett Alice .. wife Barrett Catharine 2 child Barrett Mary A. 9m child Bond James .. private; 17th Regiment; left colony by 1852 (?) Burton Henry 44 coropral; 54th Regiment; born in Devon Burton Harriet 43 wife Butterworth Samuel .. acting corporal; Royal Artillery Butterworth Catherine .. wife Butterworth .... .... .... .. three children Caldwell James .. corporal; 57th Regiment Caldwell .... .... .... .. wife [ Top ] Surname Christian Name(s) Age Rank; Regiment & Remarks Clark Charles .. private; 40th Regiment; aka [CLARKE] Clark George .. private; 9th Regiment; widower; married (WA) 1851 Clark .... .... .... .. one child Coyle John .. sergeant; 27th Regiment Coyle .... .... .... .. wife Coyle .... .... .... .. one child Davey Henry 35 private; Royal Marines Davey Jane 24 wife Davey .... .... .... .. child; infant Day John .. private; 31st Regiment; aka [John DEDMAN ?]; died (WA) 1852; 30th Foot Regiment (?) Day .... .... .... .. wife Day .... .... .... .. child [ Top ] Surname Christian Name(s) Age Rank; Regiment & Remarks Dulston John .. private; 80th Regiment Dulston .... .... .... .. wife Fairbrother Samuel .. private; 29th Regiment Finlay William 40 private; 97th Regiment Finlay Marjory .. wife Finlay .... .... .... .. three children Foot Joseph 47 private; 76th Regiment; died (WA) 1852 Foot Catherine 42 wife Foot .... .... .... .. four children Foot Scindian Gibson .. child; born at sea Gallagher Patrick .. private; 7th Battalion Royal Artillery Gallagher .... .... .... .. wife Gordon Andrew .. corporal; 40th Regiment; went to NSW alone by 1857 Gordon Mary Ann .. wife [ Top ] Surname Christian Name(s) Age Rank; Regiment & Remarks Hammond Thomas .. private; 80th Regiment Harris John 38 private; 97th Regiment Harris Charlotte .. wife Harris William .. child Herbert Henry 50 private; Royal African Corp Herbert Ann .. wife Herbert Henry .. child Herbert Joseph .. child Herbert .... .... .... .. child Hubble John 33 private; 32nd Regiment Hubble Jane 20 wife Hubble William 37 private; 32nd Regiment [ Top ] Surname Christian Name(s) Age Rank; Regiment & Remarks Hunt James 46 private; Royal Marines Hunt .... .... .... .. wife Hunt .... .... .... .. child Jones James .. private; 38th Regiment; sapper & miner Kingdon John 41 private; 43rd Regiment; aka [KINGDOM] Kingdon .... .... .... .. wife Kingdon .... .... .... .. five children Kirwan John 42 sergeant; 30th Regiment Kirwan Jane .. wife Kirwan .... .... .... .. five children Lindsay Robert 45 private; 2nd Queens Regiment Lindsay Julia .. wife Lindsay Julia 2 child [ Top ] Surname Christian Name(s) Age Rank; Regiment & Remarks McMullen Thomas 42 private; 4th Battalion Royal Artillery McMullen Ann .. wife McMullen .... .... .... .. two children Morgan Henry .. private; 10th Battalion Royal Artillery Morgan .... .... .... .. wife Morgan .... .... .... .. three children Murphy James .. private; 19th Regiment Murphy Ann .. wife Murphy .... .... .... .. four children Murphy Peter .. private; 31st Regiment; listed as a teacher Murphy .... .... .... .. wife Murphy .... .... .... .. three children [ Top ] Surname Christian Name(s) Age Rank; Regiment & Remarks Nichols Joseph 52 drummer Nichols .... .... .... .. wife Nicholson John .. private; 1st Regiment; left colony by 1852 (?) Oak William 35 private; 46th Regiment; aka [OAKS] O'Connell Daniel .. private; 6th Regiment; left colony without permission in 1854 - refer: 'The Veterans' O'Connell .... .... .... .. wife O'Connell Sarah 2 child O'Connell .... .... .... .. child O'Connor John .. private; East India Company; left colony without permission O'Connor Sarah .. wife O'Connor .... .... .... .. two children e O'Keefe Moses 48 private; 44th Regiment; aka [Morris O'KEEFE] O'Keefe Norah .. wife O'Keefe Dennis .. child [ Top ] Surname Christian Name(s) Age Rank; Regiment & Remarks Payne John 48 private; 40th Regiment Reddin Michael .. sergeant; 61st Regiment; died (WA) 1854 Reddin Jane .. wife Reddin .... .... .... .. four children Roffey Richard .. private; 59th Regiment Rourke James .. private; 27th Regiment Rourke Anna .. wife Rourke James 1 child Rourke .... .... .... .. four other children Skillen John .. private; 2nd Regiment; died (WA) 1851 Skillen .... .... .... .. wife Skillen .... .... .... .. child Stark James 32 private; 9th Regiment; later imprisoned for six months [ Top ] Surname Christian Name(s) Age Rank; Regiment & Remarks Stevens James 49 private; East India Company Stevens Johanna .. wife Stokes Michael 50 private; East India Company (Artillery) Stokes .... .... .... .. wife Stokes .... .... .... .. child Sutton Samuel 39 private; Royal Marines Sutton Ann .. wife Sutton Frances 2 child Sutton .... .... .... .. child Taylor James .. private; 2nd Regiment Throssell (George) Michael 42 private; 17th Dragoon Guards; aka [George Michael THROSSELL]; died (WA) 1855 Throssell Jane Ann .. wife Throssell Thomas 14 child Throssell .... .... .... .. two other children [ Top ] Surname Christian Name(s) Age Rank; Regiment & Remarks Towers Peter 39 private; Royal Marines Towers .... .... .... .. wife Unwin Emanuel .. sapper; Royal Engineers; received discharge (WA) 1855 (?); to VIC in 1856 with family Watkins John 33 private; 94th Regiment Watkins Elizabeth (?) .. wife Watkins .... .... .... .. two children Watts William .. sergeant; 21st Regiment; aka [WATTS]; to Van Diemans Land in 1851 Watts .... .... .... .. wife Watts .... .... .... .. child Winfield John 44 private; 1st Foot Guards Winfield .... .... .... .. wife Winfield .... .... .... .. child [ Top ] Warders and Families Surname Christian Name(s) Age Rank; Regiment & Remarks Carr John .. warder; previously assistant warder in Portland - refer 'Australian Joint Copying Project' CO 18/57 reel 447, Feb 1850 Carr .... .... .... .. wife [ Top ] Other Passengers Surname Christian Name(s) Age Rank; Regiment & Remarks Dickson Thomas .. aka [DIXON]; civil servant posted as senior convict overseer - refer 'Australian Joint Copying Project' CO 18/57 reel 447, Feb 1850 Dickson .... .... .... .. wife Dickson .... .... .... .. two children .... .... .... .... .... .. servant employed by Thomas DICKSON - refer 'Australian Joint Copying Project' CO 18/57 reel 447, Feb 1850 Gibson John .. surgeon superintendent Henderson E.Y.W. .. staff officer; captain - refer 'Australian Joint Copying Project' CO 18/57 reel 447, Feb 1850 Henderson .... .... .... .. wife Henderson .... .... .... .. child .... .... .... .... .... .. two servants employed by Captain HENDERSON - refer 'Australian Joint Copying Project' CO 18/57 reel 447, Feb 1850 Manning James 36 clerk of works on convict establishment Manning Jane .. wife Manning James .. child Manning .... .... .... .. child .... .... .... .... .... .. servant employed by James MANNING .... .... .... .... .... .. corporal; Royal Engineers - refer 'Australian Joint Copying Project' CO 18/57 reel 447, Feb 1850 .... .... .... .... .... .. private; sapper; Royal Engineers - refer 'Australian Joint Copying Project' CO 18/57 reel 447, Feb 1850 .... .... .... .... .... .. private; sapper; Royal Engineers - refer 'Australian Joint Copying Project' CO 18/57 reel 447, Feb 1850 .... .... .... .... .... .. private; sapper; Royal Engineers - refer 'Australian Joint Copying Project' CO 18/57 reel 447, Feb 1850 |
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