The Pyrenees

Notes:
{ Pyrenees - arrived in WA in 1851 SOURCES

This 832 ton ship was built at Sunderland in 1851. It was employed twice as a convict transport for Western Australia and left Torbay, England on March 30, 1851 bound for the Swan River Colony. On this voyage she carried the fourth of 37 shipments of male convicts destined for Western Australia. The voyage took 90 days and the Pyrenees arrived in Fremantle on June 28, 1851 with 96 passengers and 293 convicts [Erickson]. Thomas Eagles and Alex C. Macleroy were the captain and surgeon respectively.



There were no deaths recorded on the convict shipping and description lists and 294 convict numbers were assigned for the voyage ranging from (384 to 677) although only 293 were mentioned in the reference above.



Of the 96 passengers mentioned above, all 96 were pensioner guards and their families, the number being made up of 30 pensioner guards, 25 wives, 20 sons and 21 daughters.



Alex C. Macleroy's surgeon's journal for the voyage is preserved in the Public Record Office (PRO) in London. Researchers can view a copy on the Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP) microfilm reel 3208 which is held in most major libraries and archives offices throughout Australia. }

Conviction

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Conviction		Person ID
1	STRATTON, George	30 Mar 1851	The Pyrenees	I1448

Departure

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Departure		Person ID
1	LAWLER, William	30 Mar 1851	The Pyrenees	I1356

Occupation

Matches 1 to 8 of 8

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Occupation		Person ID
1	CLARKE, John	From 30 Mar 1851 to 28 Jun 1851	The Pyrenees	I1500
2	FLYNN, Patrick	From 30 Mar 1851 to 28 Jun 1851	The Pyrenees	I1501
3	FORBES, James	From 30 Mar 1851 to 28 Jun 1851	The Pyrenees	I1502
4	JONES, John	From 30 Mar 1851 to 28 Jun 1851	The Pyrenees	I1503
5	MACLEROY, Alex C	From 30 Mar 1851 to 28 Jun 1851	The Pyrenees	I1515
6	NUGENT, Samuel	From 30 Mar 1851 to 28 Jun 1851	The Pyrenees	I1508
7	REDMOND, Felix	From 30 Mar 1851 to 28 Jun 1851	The Pyrenees	I1510
8	RINGWOOD, Jeffrey	From 30 Mar 1851 to 28 Jun 1851	The Pyrenees	I1511

Prison

Matches 1 to 7 of 7

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Prison		Person ID
1	HEIGHSTEAD, Henry	From 13 Mar 1851 to 30 Mar 1851	The Pyrenees	I1316
2	PLUMMER, Benjamin	10 Mar 1851	The Pyrenees	I1398
3	SPRINGETT, William	13 Mar 1851	The Pyrenees	I1442
4	STEEN, Henry	13 Mar 1851	The Pyrenees	I1443
5	STONE, George	10 Mar 1851	The Pyrenees	I1444
6	THACKRAH, James Henry	13 Mar 1851	The Pyrenees	I1455
7	WEBB, Daniel	10 Mar 1851	The Pyrenees	I1475