AUSIGEN - Family History
The Ship Sir Thomas Arbuthnot
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Name The Ship Sir Thomas Arbuthnot Gender Unknown Associatn Abt 1846 Voyage 10 Jan 1847 Spithead, England - and arrived in Port Phillip, Melbourne, Australia on 4 May 1847. The Master of the 621 ton ship was John Thompson and the surgeon was Henry Baker. The ship disembarked 291 exiles. There were 89 Parkhurst boys (teenagers, most of whom had been convicted for theft), expirees who embarked at the Isle of Wight. Another 150 of the exiles were from Pentonville Prison and the rest were from Millbank Prison.
Person ID I43983 Mote/McInnes Last Modified 15 Aug 2016