A Cargo of Women: Susannah Watson and the Convicts of the Princess RoyalThe story of 100 women convicts transported together in 1829 from England to Australia--to become the unwitting and unwilling pioneers of a new land. Portrays the personalities and circumstances of the women, the conditions under which they served their sentences, and the course of their life after prison. Acidic paper. Available in North America from ISBS. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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... months for each offence , making a year's hard labour in the Nottingham house of correction.20 There is no way of knowing how the Watson family managed while she was in gaol . Years later Susannah referred to the children's ' Aunt Mary ...
... months for each offence , making a year's hard labour in the Nottingham house of correction.20 There is no way of knowing how the Watson family managed while she was in gaol . Years later Susannah referred to the children's ' Aunt Mary ...
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... months and lost his ticket - of - leave . The cattle were forfeited to the Crown and were sold . Mary Ann , who fortunately had obtained a ticket - of - leave very early in her sentence , was left to support herself and her young ...
... months and lost his ticket - of - leave . The cattle were forfeited to the Crown and were sold . Mary Ann , who fortunately had obtained a ticket - of - leave very early in her sentence , was left to support herself and her young ...
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... month . Confine 2 months . Out 4 November , 1843 . Confine 3 months . The Police sent her somewhere which is not clear in the records . From [ ? ] Confine 3 months . Out 10 February 1844 . Confine 1 month . Out 12 March . Confine free ...
... month . Confine 2 months . Out 4 November , 1843 . Confine 3 months . The Police sent her somewhere which is not clear in the records . From [ ? ] Confine 3 months . Out 10 February 1844 . Confine 1 month . Out 12 March . Confine free ...
Contents
Pity Our Distress | 6 |
The Full Penalty of the Law | 15 |
Transported Beyond the Seas | 24 |
Copyright | |
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A Cargo of Women: Susannah Watson and the convicts of the Princess Royal Babette Smith Limited preview - 2008 |
A Cargo of Women: Susannah Watson and the Convicts of the Princess Royal Babette Smith No preview available - 2005 |
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