• Description: Ship, class A1. C1, D2. (c1820); class Æ1 (1840…1843);
  14/20 guns. Crew: 70/62.
• Tonnage: 720 (c1820); 751 tons (1840…1843).
• Dimensions: 20' draught.
• Materials: Sheathed with copper over boards.
• Built: Gravesend/River Thames, 1812.
• Repairs: ptd. 1829; p.s. 1836; pt. 1839; YM. 1839; lrp 1839; NTSds 1840; Srprs 1841.
• Registered: London.
• Home Port: London.
• Intention: London - NSW; London - Bombay (1840…1843).
• Owner(s): Timbrell; Pitcher & Co; J Ritchie (1840); Philip & Co (1840…1843).
• Master(s): Thomas Pitcher Jr. (1814); Chapman (1840); Burnett (1840…1843).
• Surgeon Supt(s): Colin McLachlan (1814).
• Fate: Condemned 1843.

Broxbornebury - Convict transport & passengers 1814; England to Australia:

The large Thames-built Broxbornebury departed London on 22 February 1814 in the company of the Surrey, which was to attract great public and official attention. The Broxbornebury embarked 120 female convicts (of whom two died in transit) plus passengers and merchandise; her master was Thomas Pitcher Jr. and her surgeon Colin McLachlan. The Surrey, which had sailed with 200 male prisoners, separated from the Broxbornebury early in the voyage, calling at Rio on 12 April with typhus aboard. Departing Rio on 21 April with the typhus becoming more virulent, the Surrey was off Shoalhaven in late July when the Broxbornebury rejoined her. The Broxbornebury sent a volunteer to navigate the Surrey into Port Jackson, the latter's crew having been decimated by the disease. Arriving in Sydney on 27 July 1814, after a voyage of 156 days, the Broxbornebury's passengers were disembarked on the 28th, and proceedings completed by 1 August .

Aboard the Broxbornebury as free settlers came Jane Cross and her children William, Ralph and Jane Cross; her husband Robert Cross was a convict aboard the Surrey. Also aboard the Broxbornebury was John Horsley, with whom Jane Cross (Robert's wife) started a life-long dalliance which produced eight children; she is buried next to whom at Liverpool as Jane Horsley. Horsley, who came to NSW to be Coroner at Liverpool, had left his wife in England: she later remarried. The Broxbornebury sailed for Batavia on 16 November with 300 tons of coal.

The Broxbornebury was sailing (for Quebec) under the East India Company's red and white striped ensign in 1832 and 1833 when the Company lost its privileged position in Canton .

rib-L] 49 Women to Cape St. Vincent __From__: Nevilla Ottley __Subject__: [Carib-L] 49 Women to Cape St. Vincent __Date__: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 23:51:12 -0600 Dear Listers: Recently someone wrote about 49 women (convicts) who were left on the island of St. Vincent. I wrote a friend who does research on StV, and forwarded the query. Here are his responses to me. First: I received on Tuesday. Hi Nevilla, Thanks for the information about a landing in St Vincent of 49 Convict women who where originally bound for Australia, which occurred on 17 January 1813. I hadn't heard of such a thing. I sent last evening going through several books on SV and no mention is made of the landing. I guess there were other more important events around that time. There was the Volcanic Eruption of Souffriere 30 Apr 1812 which was quite a setback for SV with much of the land rendered barren by the ashes. There was a hurricane in Oct 1812 which caused havoc to most Islands. Castries, St Lucia, was destroyed by fire 06 Apr 1813 and SV set help. In 1813 the Government undertook to cut a tunnel at Byera Hill a spur of Mount Young. The tunnel was 250 feet long and extended the Windward Highway beyond Byera up into the Carib Country. Sorry - I have nothing to add. Second: This I received today, Wednesday. Hi Nevilla, After a bit of GOOGLING, it appears that the incident happened in Cape St. Vincent off the coast of Africa. I found the following at:- http://www.terrigal.net.au/~kevin/214.htm <http://www.terrigal.net.au/%7Ekevin/214.htm>. Family Tree of :- Susannah Lilbemont Born: 1793, France Married: 23 Jan 1815, St. Phillip's Syd., Nsw Died: 3 Jul 1840, St Albans, Nsw >> The Cape Verde Islands were a Portuguese possession about 500 miles off the western most point of Africa. Habitation was sparse on the Island. There was the Governor's house with three associated dwellings, a church with two dormitories and two cottages, a custom's house, and an observation tent. The island was surveyed in 1820 by Lt.'s Vidal and Mudge of HMS "Leven" commaned by Capt. D E Bartholomew. A small group of Roman Catholic nuns took charge of the women and children, offering them what shelter and food they could manage, and here they remained for almost twelve months. After the "Emu" failed to reach Hobart Town, the Admiralty received news of its capture, and he location of the convict women. The Admiralty'sTransport Board sent another vessel, the "Isabella", to rescue the convicts who were by then destitute and in a 'state of nakedness'. They were returned to Portsmouth harbour, but were forbidden by law to land again on English soil as they had been transported. So they remained onboard for a few weeks until the convict ship "Broxbornebury" which was being prepared for the voyage came alongside. The rescued women were transferred in the harbour and they were issued with new clothing readyfor the voyage. Reg Proctor of Adamstown provided the following extract of an Admiralty Report (ADM 108/24 p17 ?) The English were rescued. The convicts were taken from St.Vincent, off the West Coast of Africa, to Portsmouth Harbour in England by "Isabella". All were reported to be in a state of nakedness as a result of their stay in the Tropics. They were not allowed to land. They joined other convicts on board "Broxbornebury" and sailed again for New South Wales on 22 February 1814, over a year after their original date of departure. Captain Bissett was court martialled by the Admiralty for his dereliction of duty. Susannah was on board the "Broxbornebury" when she sailed from London on 19th Feb 1814 finally arriving in Sydney on 28 Jul 1814. On the muster documents Susannah was shown as aged 21 and a lace maker. <<

RATTLE OF CHAINS Pt II Previous installment in the March issue of the mag. STORY OF A HERTFORDSHIRE GIRL ON THE BROX

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