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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Journal of the Ironside Convict Ship |
| Author | Jack, John |
| Date | 29 Jul-10 Sep 1862 |
| Document Type | Shipping Papers |
| Reference | MT 32/4 |
| 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 the convict ship Ironside. John Jack makes frequent references to complaints from the prisoners over poorly cooked rations and confinement. The journal includes a list of convicts on board with their age, place of birth and schooling. |
| 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) | Gibraltar |
| Ports | Deptford, Chatham, Portsmouth, Portland, England |
| Nationality | English; Irish; Scottish; Canadian; Welsh; American; German; French; Indian; African |
| Ships | Ironside |
| People | O'Brien, Captain; Buckle, Captain; Vaux, Captain; Blair, Captain |
| Keywords | surgeon, transportation, convict, shipping, regulations, provisions, Catholicism, prison, prisoner, health and sickness, violence, injury, alcohol, hospital, punishment, forced migration |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Crown Copyright documents © are reproduced by permission of The National Archives London, UK |
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