Convicts: Bound for Australia

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Chronological list of hulks

Chronological list of hulks

Year RangeHulks

1801

Fortunee and Hospital Hulk: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Laurel and Hospital hulks: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

1802

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Fortunee and Hospital Hulk: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Portland: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Captivity: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

1803

Prudentia: PRO 4879

Retribution: PRO 4879 (Index – to be confirmed)

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Fortunee and Hospital Hulk: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Portland: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Captivity: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

1804

Prudentia: PRO 4879

Retribution: PRO 4879 (Index – to be confirmed)

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Fortunee and Hospital Hulk: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Portland: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Captivity: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

1805

Prudentia: PRO 4879 Retribution PRO 4879 (Index – to be confirmed)

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Fortunee and Hospital Hulk: PRO 4881 (Index and PRO 4881)

Portland: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Captivity: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Laurel: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

1806

Prudentia: PRO 4879

Retribution: PRO 4879 (Index – to be confirmed)

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Fortunee and Hospital Hulk: PRO 4881 (Index and PRO 4881)

Portland: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Captivity: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Laurel: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

1807

Prudentia: PRO 4879

Retribution: PRO 4879

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Fortunee and Hospital Hulk: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Portland: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Captivity: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Laurel: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

1808

Prudentia: PRO 4879

Retribution: PRO 4879

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Fortunee and Hospital Hulk: PRO 4881 (Index and PRO 4881)

Portland: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Captivity: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Laurel: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

1809

Prudentia: PRO 4879

Retribution: PRO 4879

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Fortunee and Hospital Hulk: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Portland: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Captivity: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Laurel: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

1810

Retribution: PRO 4879

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Fortunee and Hospital Hulk: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Portland: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Captivity: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Laurel: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

1811

Retribution: PRO 4879

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Fortunee and Hospital Hulk: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Portland: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Captivity: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Laurel: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

1812

Retribution: PRO 4879

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Fortunee and Hospital Hulk: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Portland: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Captivity: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Laurel: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

1813

Retribution: PRO 4879

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Fortunee and Hospital Hulk: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Portland: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Captivity: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Laurel: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

1814

Ganymede: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Retribution: PRO 4879

Justitia: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4880)

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Fortunee and Hospital Hulk: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Portland: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Captivity: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Laurel: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

York: PRO 4881 (index at PRO 4881)

1815

Ganymede: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Justitia: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4880)

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Fortunee and Hospital Hulk: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Portland: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Captivity: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Laurel: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

York: PRO 4881 (index at PRO 4881)

1816

Ganymede: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Justitia: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Bellephon: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Fortunee and Hospital Hulk: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Portland: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Captivity: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Captivity (probably): PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Laurel: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

York: PRO 4881 (index at PRO 4881)

1817

Ganymede: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Justitia: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Bellephon: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Captivity (probably): PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Laurel: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

York: PRO 4881 (index at PRO 4881)

1818

Ganymede: PRO 4879 - 2 Sequences (Index at PRO 4879 – 2 sequences)

Discovery: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Justitia: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Bellephon: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Captivity (probably): PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Laurel: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

York: PRO 4881 (index at PRO 4881) 

1819

Ganymede: PRO 4879 - 2 Sequences (Index at PRO 4879 – 2 sequences)

Discovery: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Justitia: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Bellephon: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Captivity (probably): PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Laurel: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

York: PRO 4881 (index at PRO 4881)

1820

Ganymede: PRO 4879 - 2 Sequences (Index at PRO 4879 – 2 sequences)

Discovery: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Justitia: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Bellephon: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Captivity (probably): PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Laurel: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

York: PRO 4881 (index at PRO 4881)

1821

Ganymede: PRO 4879 - 2 Sequences (Index at PRO 4879 – 2 sequences)

Captivity: PRO 4879

Discovery: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Justitia: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Bellephon: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Captivity (probably): PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

York: PRO 4881 (index at PRO 4881)

Hardy: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

1822

Ganymede: PRO 4879 - 2 Sequences (Index at PRO 4879 – 2 sequences)

Captivity: PRO 4879

Discovery: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Justitia: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Bellephon: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Captivity (probably): PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

York: PRO 4881 (index at PRO 4881)

Hardy: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

1823

Ganymede: PRO 4879 - 2 Sequences (Index at PRO 4879 – 2 sequences)

Captivity: PRO 4879

Discovery: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Justitia: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Bellephon: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Captivity (probably): PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

York: PRO 4881 (index at PRO 4881)

Hardy: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

1824

Ganymede: PRO 4879 - 2 Sequences (Index at PRO 4879 – 2 sequences)

Captivity: PRO 4879

Discovery: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Justitia: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Bellephon: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Captivity (probably): PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

York: PRO 4881 (index at PRO 4881)

Hardy: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Hardy Sentence Book Convicts pardoned: PRO 4882 (Index at PRO 4882)

Hardy Sentence Book: PRO 4882 (Index at PRO 4882)

1825

Ganymede: PRO 4879 - 2 Sequences (Index at PRO 4879 – 2 sequences)

Fortitude: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Euryalus: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Captivity: PRO 4879

Discovery: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Justitia: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Bellephon: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Captivity (probably): PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

York: PRO 4881 (index at PRO 4881)

Hardy: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Hardy Sentence Book Convicts pardoned: PRO 4882 (Index at PRO 4882)

Hardy Sentence Book: PRO 4882 (Index at PRO 4882)

1826

Ganymede: PRO 4879 - 2 Sequences (Index at PRO 4879 – 2 sequences)

Fortitude: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Euryalus: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Captivity: PRO 4879

Discovery: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Justitia: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Captivity (probably): PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

York: PRO 4881 (index at PRO 4881)

Hardy: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Hardy Sentence Book Convicts pardoned: PRO 4882 (Index at PRO 4882)

Hardy Sentence Book: PRO 4882 (Index at PRO 4882)

1827

Ganymede: PRO 4879 - 2 Sequences (Index at PRO 4879 – 2 sequences)

Fortitude: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Euryalus: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Captivity: PRO 4879

Discovery: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Justitia: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Captivity (probably): PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

York: PRO 4881 (index at PRO 4881)

Hardy: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Hardy Sentence Book Convicts pardoned: PRO 4882 (Index at PRO 4882)

Hardy Sentence Book: PRO 4882 (Index at PRO 4882)

1828

Ganymede: PRO 4879 - 2 Sequences (Index at PRO 4879 – 2 sequences)

Fortitude: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Euryalus: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Captivity: PRO 4879

Discovery: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Justitia: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Captivity (probably): PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

York: PRO 4881 (index at PRO 4881)

Hardy: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Hardy Sentence Book Convicts pardoned: PRO 4882 (Index at PRO 4882)

Hardy Sentence Book: PRO 4882 (Index at PRO 4882);

1829

Ganymede: PRO 4879 - 2 Sequences (Index at PRO 4879 – 2 sequences)

Fortitude: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Euryalus: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Captivity: PRO 4879

Discovery: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Justitia: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Captivity (probably): PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

York: PRO 4881 (index at PRO 4881)

Hardy: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Hardy Sentence Book: PRO 4882 (Index at PRO 4882)

Hardy Sentence Book Convicts pardoned: PRO 4882 (Index at PRO 4882)

1830

Ganymede: PRO 4879 - 2 Sequences (Index at PRO 4879 – 2 sequences)

Dolphin: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Cumberland: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Fortitude: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Euryalus: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Captivity: PRO 4879

Discovery: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Justitia: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Retribution: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Captivity (probably): PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Hardy: PRO 4881-4882 (Index at PRO 4881)

Hardy Sentence Book: PRO 4882 (Index at PRO 4882)

Hardy Sentence Book Convicts pardoned: PRO 4882 (Index at PRO 4882)

1831

Cumberland: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Fortitude: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Euryalus: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Captivity: PRO 4879

Ganymede: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Discovery: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Justitia: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Retribution: PRO 4880-4881 (Index at PRO 4880)

Captivity (probably): PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Hardy: PRO 4882 (Index at PRO 4881)

Hardy Sentence Book: PRO 4882 (Index at PRO 4882)

Hardy Sentence Book Convicts pardoned: PRO 4882 (Index at PRO 4882)

1832

Cumberland: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Fortitude: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Euryalus: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Captivity: PRO 4879

Ganymede: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Discovery: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Justitia: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Retribution: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4880)

Captivity (probably): PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Hardy: PRO 4882 (Index at PRO 4881)

Hardy Sentence Book: PRO 4882 (Index at PRO 4882)

Hardy Sentence Book Convicts pardoned: PRO 4882 (Index at PRO 4882)

1833

Cumberland: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Fortitude: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Euryalus: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Captivity: PRO 4879

Ganymede: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Discovery: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Justitia: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Retribution: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4880)

Captivity (probably): PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Hardy: PRO 4882 (Index at PRO 4881)

1834

Fortitude: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Euryalus: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Captivity: PRO 4879

Ganymede: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Justitia: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Retribution: PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4880)

Captivity (probably): PRO 4881 (Index at PRO 4881)

Leviathan: PRO 4881

Hardy: PRO 4882 in 2 sections on reel (Index at PRO 4881)

1835

Fortitude: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Euryalus: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Ganymede: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Justitia: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Leviathan: PRO 4881

Hardy: PRO 4882 (Index at PRO 4881)

1836

Fortitude: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Euryalus: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Ganymede: PRO 4879 (Index at PRO 4879)

Justitia: PRO 4880 (Index at PRO 4880)

Leviathan: PRO 4881

Hardy: PRO 4882 (Index at PRO 4881)

1837

Euryalus: 2 sequences PRO 4882

Fortitude: PRO 4882

Ganymede: PRO 4882

Justitia: PRO 4882

Leviathan: PRO 4883

York: PRO 4883

1838

Euryalus: 2 sequences PRO 4882

Fortitude: PRO 4882

Ganymede: PRO 4882

Justitia: PRO 4882

Leviathan: PRO 4883

York: PRO 4883

1839

Euryalus: 2 sequences PRO 4882

Fortitude: PRO 4882

Ganymede: PRO 4882

Justitia: PRO 4882

Leviathan: Pro 4883

York: PRO 4883

1840

Euryalus: 2 sequences PRO 4882

Fortitude: PRO 4882

Warrior: PRO 4882

Justitia: PRO 4882-4883

Leviathan: PRO 4883

York: PRO 4883

1841

Euryalus: 2 sequences PRO 4882

Fortitude: PRO 4882

Warrior: PRO 4882

Justitia: PRO 4883

Leviathan: PRO 4883

York: PRO 4883

1842

Euryalus: 2 sequences PRO 4882

Fortitude: PRO 4882

Warrior: PRO 4882

Justitia: PRO 4883

Leviathan: PRO 4883

York: PRO 4883

1843

Euryalus: 2 sequences PRO 4882

Fortitude: PRO 4882

Warrior: PRO 4882

Justitia: PRO 4883

Leviathan: PRO 4883

York: PRO 4883

1844

Warrior: PRO 4882

Justitia: PRO 4883

Leviathan: PRO 4883

York: PRO 4883

1845

Warrior: PRO 4882

York: PRO 4883

1846
1847

Establishment: PRO 4883 (Chronological index only at PRO 4883)

1848

Establishment: PRO 4883 (Chronological index only at PRO 4883)

1849

Establishment: PRO 4883 (Chronological index only at PRO 4883)