Britannia - ship - 301 - built 1783
96 female convicts - 2 deaths
This was the second ship named Britannia to be used as a
transport. The ship was a whaler, carried a small number of prisoners
and had an uneventful voyage arriving at Port Jackson on 18 July 1798.
Mary Hyde (Hide) - also known as Sarah Blunn and Mary Black - was
baptised on 19 February 1779 at Halesowen, Worcestershire. Her parents
were Edward Hyde and Sarah Blunn. In November 1795 Mary was accused of
stealing items of clothing from Francis Deakin, her employer, including 1
black silk cloak, 1 muslin shawl, 1 cotton gown, 1 dimity petticoat, 2
pair of cotton stockings and 1 pair of scissors. She was tried at the
Warwickshire Assizes on 21 March 1796 and the 17 year old was sentenced
to seven years transportation to New South Wales. She arrived at Port
Jackson aboard the Britannia.
- Bateson, Charles: The convict ships 1797-1868. Sydney, Library of Australian history, 2004 (originally published 1950)
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