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Guide was a convict ship
that transported
six convicts from Calcutta
, India
to Fremantle
, Western Australia
in 1855. It arrived in Fremantle on 9 January 1855. The six convicts were all soldiers who had been convicted by court-martial
and sentenced to transportation. In addition to the convicts, there were 16 passengers on board.
Convict ship
The term convict ship is a colloquial term used to describe any ship engaged on a voyage to carry convicted felons under sentence of penal transportation from their place of conviction to their place of exile.-Colonial practice:...
that transported
Penal transportation
Transportation or penal transportation is the deporting of convicted criminals to a penal colony. Examples include transportation by France to Devil's Island and by the UK to its colonies in the Americas, from the 1610s through the American Revolution in the 1770s, and then to Australia between...
six convicts from Calcutta
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
to Fremantle
Fremantle, Western Australia
Fremantle is a city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle was the first area settled by the Swan River colonists in 1829...
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
in 1855. It arrived in Fremantle on 9 January 1855. The six convicts were all soldiers who had been convicted by court-martial
Court-martial
A court-martial is a military court. A court-martial is empowered to determine the guilt of members of the armed forces subject to military law, and, if the defendant is found guilty, to decide upon punishment.Most militaries maintain a court-martial system to try cases in which a breach of...
and sentenced to transportation. In addition to the convicts, there were 16 passengers on board.
List of convicts on the Guide
| Name | Date of birth | Trial place | Trial date | Crime | Sentence |
| Thomas Clements (aka Claymounts) | 1818 | Bombay Mumbai Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million... |
1854 | Insubordination (Navy) | 7 years |
| Thomas Coe | 1827 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Isaac Geldert | 1820 | Unknown | 1854 | Insubordination (Navy) | 7 years |
| Thomas Pacey | 1827 | Unknown | 26 April 1853 | Murder | Life |
| Edwin Pearce | 1833 | Bombay | 1854 | Insubordination (Army) | 7 years |
| Jonathan Taylor | 1831 | Liverpool Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880... |
1850 | Burglary | 20 years |
See also
- List of convict ship voyages to Western Australia
- Convict era of Western Australia