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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Journal of the Merchantman Convict Ship |
| Author | Smith, Dr William |
| Date | 10 Oct 1862 - 24 Feb 1863 |
| Document Type | Shipping Papers |
| Reference | MT 32/5 |
| Library / Archive | The National Archives |
| Collection Name | Admiralty Transport Department, Surgeon Superintendents' Journals of Convict Ships |
| Description | Journal written by the Surgeon Superintendent detailing the daily life on board. Most of the focus of the earlier part is on the weather. The ship has prison cells fitted whilst docked in Ireland. Includes a list of the convicts brought on board at Bermuda, their sentence, date of conviction, religion and conduct whilst on board. Dr Smith relates the infractions caused by the convicts, their punishment, births and deaths on board and includes his thoughts on how convict ships should be conducted in future, most notably his disapproval of women on board ship. Also includes lists of wives and families of the pensioner guards, warders and pensioner guards, where and when they embarked and their conduct whilst on board. |
| Series Description | This series consists of journals of Surgeon Superintendents in charge of convicts, containing rules and regulations, lists of names, details of diet and medical reports. |
| Theme(s) | Departures: Port Conditions and Organisation; Journey Conditions |
| Country (from) | Great Britain |
| Country (to) | Bermuda; Australia |
| Places | Downs, Beachy Head, England; Swan River, Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Ports | Gravesend, England; St George's Harbour, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Ships | Merchantman; HMS Galatea; HMS Vesuvius |
| Keywords | surgeon, transportation, convict, shipping, regulations, provisions, women, children, alcohol, food, health and sickness, disease, death, birth, religion, Protestantism, stowaway, dysentery, punishment box, passenger, sanitation, forced migration |
| Language | English |
| Document(s) linked to |
Journal of the Merchantman Convict Ship |
| Copyright | Crown Copyright documents © are reproduced by permission of The National Archives London, UK |
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