Medical and surgical journal of HM convict ship Red Rover from 27 September 1830...

ADM 101/63/8

1830-1831

Medical and surgical journal of HM convict ship Red Rover from 27 September 1830 to 31 March 1831 by John Osborne, surgeon, during which time the said ship was employed conveying prisoners from England to Van Dieman's Land.

Folio 1: Joseph Dixon, aged 40, prisoner; case number 1; disease or hurt, pneumonia. Put on sick list, 6 November 1830 at Spithead. Discharged 18 November 1830 cured.

Folio 2: John Fraser, assistant surgeon of the 17th Regiment; case number 2; disease or hurt, hemptysis. Put on sick list, 16 November 1830 at Spithead. Removed to sick quarters as the ship proceeded to sea on 18 November 1830.

Folio 2: John Collman, aged 27, prisoner; case number 3; disease or hurt, wounded upper lip caused by a fall down the fore hatchway. Put on sick list, 7 January 1831 at sea. Discharged 20 January 1831 cured.

Folio 3: John Eccles, aged 26, guard; case number 4; disease or hurt, fracture of the clavicle. Put on sick list, 12 January 1831 at sea. Discharged 4 February 1831 cured.

Folio 3: Henry Vaughan, aged 22, prisoner; case number 5; disease or hurt, pneumonia. Put on sick list, 15 January 1831 at sea. Discharged 24 January 1831 cured.

Folio 3: William Cook, aged 27, prisoner; case number 6; disease or hurt, debility and scurvy. Put on sick list, 27 January 1831 at sea. Died 4 March 1831.

Folio 4: Ralf Hill, aged 23, prisoner; case number 7; disease or hurt, scurvy. Put on sick list, 28 January 1831 at sea. Landed at Hobart Town.

Folio 4: William Mullins, aged 24, prisoner; case number 8; disease or hurt, pneumonia and scurvy. Put on sick list, 28 January 1831 at sea. Died 24 March 1831.

Folio 5: John Collins, aged 34, prisoner; case number 9; disease or hurt, scurvy. Put on sick list, 13 February 1831 at sea. Discharged 16 February 1831 cured.

Folio 5: Henry Baker, aged 27, prisoner; case number 10; disease or hurt, scurvy. Put on sick list, 14 February 1831 at sea. Recovered with the ship's arrival in harbour.

Folio 5: John Pratt, aged 35, prisoner; case number 11; disease or hurt, scurvy. Put on sick list, 15 February 1831 at sea. Recovered with the ship's arrival in harbour.

Folio 6: William Williamstone, aged 40, prisoner; case number 12; disease or hurt, scurvy. Put on sick list, 15 February 1831 at sea. Recovered with the ship's arrival in harbour.

Folio 6: Wright Todd, aged 46, prisoner; case number 13; disease or hurt, scurvy. Put on sick list, 16 February 1831 at sea. Recovered with the ship's arrival in harbour.

Folio 6: John Kerr, aged 40, prisoner; case number 14; disease or hurt, scurvy. Put on sick list, 16 February 1831 at sea.

Folio 7: Thomas Dixon, aged 36, prisoner; case number 15; disease or hurt, scurvy. Put on sick list, 19 February 1831 at sea. Quite well a few days after arrival in port.

Folio 7: Abraham Cole, aged 44, prisoner; case number 16; disease or hurt, scurvy. Put on sick list, 23 February 1831 at sea. Quite well a few days after arrival at Hobart Town.

Folio 7: John Sturt, aged 40, guard; case number 17; disease or hurt, chancre swelling of the right knee joint. Put on sick list, 24 February 1831 at sea. Discharged 30 February 1831 quite relieved.

Folio 7: Angus McLean, aged 27, guard; case number 18; disease or hurt, scurvy. Put on sick list, 26 February 1831 at sea. Discharged 30 February 1831.

Folio 8: John Graham, aged 30, prisoner; case number 19; disease or hurt, scurvy and ulcered leg. Put on sick list, 4 March 1831 at sea. Quite well a few days after arrival at Hobart Town.

Folio 8: James Wardell, aged 32, prisoner; case number 20; disease or hurt, scurvy and debility. Put on sick list, 8 March 1831 at sea.

Folio 8: John Jones, aged 21, prisoner; case number 21; disease or hurt, scurvy. Put on sick list, 10 March 1831 at sea. Treatment given arrested the development of the disease until ship's arrival in port.

Folio 8: John Sullivan, aged 24, prisoner; case number 22; disease or hurt, scurvy. Put on sick list, 13 March 1831 at sea. Treatment given arrested the development of the disease until ship's arrival in port.

Folio 8: Charles Steward, aged 23, prisoner; case number 23; disease or hurt, scurvy. Put on sick list, 15 March 1831 at sea. Treatment given arrested the development of the disease until ship's arrival in port.

Folio 8: Thomas Cavanagh, aged 28, prisoner; case number 24; disease or hurt, scurvy. Put on sick list, 18 March 1831 at sea. Treatment given arrested the development of the disease until ship's arrival in port.

Folio 8: Thomas Drake, aged 24, prisoner; case number 25; disease or hurt, scurvy. Put on sick list, 21 March 1831 at sea. Treatment given arrested the development of the disease until ship's arrival in port.

Folio 9: John Kenny, aged 28, prisoner; case number 26; disease or hurt, scurvy. Put on sick list, 21 March 1831 at sea.

Folio 9: William Thomas, aged 20, prisoner; case number 27; disease or hurt, scurvy. Put on sick list, 22 March 1831 at sea.

Folio 9: a numerical abstract of the medical cases mentioned in the journal.

Folios 10-11: Surgeon's general remarks. The Red Rover received on board 120 male convicts at Woolwich on the 7-8 October 1830 and proceeded to Sheerness where she received 48 additional making in all 168 which she was to convey to Van Dieman's Land. We sailed on the 24th October [1830] for our destination with all on board very healthy and having encountered blowing weather in the Channel we were obliged to put back to Spithead where we remained three weeks and the weather during the greater part of this time so unfavourable that we could not at all times get fresh meat and vegetables for the prisoners. We finally put to sea on 18 November [1830].

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