Catalogue description Medical journal of the Asia convict ship from 26 July to 14 December 1827 by George...

Medical journal of the Asia convict ship from 26 July to 14 December 1827 by George Fairfowl, surgeon and superintendent, during which time the said ship was employed in transporting convicts to Van Diemen's Land.

Folio 1: John Haddock, aged 24, convict, taken ill at Spithead; sick or hurt, febris intermittent; put on sick list 12 Aug 1827, discharged 21 Aug 1827.

Folio 2: Richard Vince, aged 29, convict, taken ill at Spithead; sick or hurt, colica; put on sick list 13 Aug 1827, discharged 18 Aug 1827.

Folio 2: William Petts, aged 24, convict, taken ill at Spithead; sick or hurt, colica; put on sick list 13 Aug 1827, discharged 18 Aug 1827.

Folio 2: William Trimmings, aged 19, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, colica; put on sick list 19 Aug 1827, discharged 23 Aug 1827.

Folio 3: George Ager, aged 26, convict, taken ill at Spithead; sick or hurt, diarrhoea; put on sick list 17 Aug 1827, discharged 24 Aug 1827.

Folio 3: John Hughes, aged 25, convict, taken ill off Portland; sick or hurt, hemoptysis, while in gaol had several attacks of pneumonia; put on sick list 18 Aug 1827, discharged 29 Aug 1827.

Folio 4: William Lyng, aged 43, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, obstipatio; put on sick list 19 Aug 1827, discharged 24 Aug 1827.

Folio 4: Joseph West, aged 27, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, diarrhoea; put on sick list 20 Aug 1827, discharged 1 Sept 1827.

Folio 5: William Hippenstall, aged 24, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, pneumonia; put on sick list 23 Aug 1827, discharged 31 Aug 1827.

Folios 5-6: Peter Cummins, aged 23, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, debility; put on sick list 23 Aug 1827, discharged 20 Oct 1827.

Folio 7: Thomas Miller, aged 21, ordinary seaman, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, hernia incarcerata; put on sick list 23 Aug 1827, discharged 4 Sept 1827 to duty.

Folio 7: Patrick Maloney, aged 26, private, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, rigor, pain in the head back and extremities; put on sick list 25 Aug 1827, discharged 6 Sept 1827 to duty.

Folio 8: Benjamin Mercer, aged 27, seaman, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, violent fever and pain in the thorax; put on sick list 29 Aug 1827, discharged 8 Sept 1827 to duty.

Folio 8: John Falconer, aged 23, private 40th regiment, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, cold shiverings, headache and general pains; put on sick list 30 Aug 1827, discharged 7 Sept 1827 to duty.

Folio 9: Edward Sackley, aged 25, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, pain in the lower part of the forehead; put on sick list 4 Sept 1827, discharged 9 Sept 1827.

Folio 9: John Howard, aged 21, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, cephalalgia intermittent; put on sick list 5 Sept 1827, discharged 13 Sept 1827.

Folio 10: Joseph Simmonds, aged 20, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, obstipatio; put on sick list 7 Sept 1827, discharged 9 Sept 1827.

Folio 10: James Leigh, aged 27, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, obstipatio; put on sick list 7 Sept 1827, discharged 8 Sept 1827.

Folio 10: James Dack, aged 27, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, obstipatio; put on sick list 7 Sept 1827, discharged 9 Sept 1827.

Folio 10: Charles Cramley, aged 22, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, obstipatio; put on sick list 8 Sept 1827, discharged 9 Sept 1827.

Folio 10: Joseph West, aged 27, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, obstipatio; put on sick list 8 Sept 1827, discharged 10 Sept 1827.

Folio 11: William Lamprell, aged 25, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, obstipatio; put on sick list 13 Sept 1827, discharged 24 Sept 1827.

Folio 11: James Smith, aged 23, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, obstipatio; put on sick list 15 Sept 1827, discharged 18 Sept 1827.

Folio 11: Thomas Jones, aged 20, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, headache and pain in the limbs and frequent rigor; put on sick list 16 Sept 1827, discharged 21 Sept 1827.

Folio 12: Charles Love, aged 21, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, synocha; put on sick list 17 Sept 1827, discharged 22 Sept 1827.

Folio 12: William Ayling, aged 23, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, enteritis; put on sick list 18 Sept 1827, discharged 23 Sept 1827.

Folio 13: Stephen Stratton, aged 22, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, colica; put on sick list 21 Sept 1827, discharged 26 Sept 1827.

Folio 13: Isaac Brock, aged 26, private 40th regiment, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, pneumonia; put on sick list 24 Sept 1827, discharged 1 Oct 1827.

Folio 14: Sergeant Dalton, aged 26, sergeant 40th regiment, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, pain in the side and dyspnea; put on sick list 25 Sept 1827, discharged 1 Oct 1827.

Folio 14: Joseph West, aged 27, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, pain in the sternum interrupting respiration; put on sick list 29 Sept 1827, discharged 14 Oct 1827.

Folio 15: Joshua Lacey, aged 29, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, dull pain in the thorax interrupting respiration; put on sick list 2 Oct 1827, discharged 12 Oct 1827.

Folio 15: Thomas Featherstone, aged 19, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, cynanche; put on sick list 5 Oct 1827, discharged 13 Oct 1827.

Folios 16, 18: John Hughes, aged 25, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, pain in the thorax, cough and expectoration and low in spirits; put on sick list 20 Oct 1827, discharged 25 Nov 1827.

Folio 17: John Chapman, aged 33, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, obstipatio; put on sick list 21 Oct 1827, died 22 Oct 1827.

Folio 17: William Arnold, aged 23, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, pain with difficulty and heat in making urine; put on sick list 2 Nov 1827, discharged 10 Nov 1827.

Folios 18-19: Joseph West, aged 27, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, was discharged from the hospital on 14 last, today he complains of severe pain in the lower part of the abdomen and followed by purging; put on sick list 8 Nov 1827, died 4 December 1827.

Folio 20: Raymond Reed, aged 23, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, violent pain in his back and extremities; put on sick list 11 Nov 1827, discharged 29 Nov 1827.

Folio 21: Francis Foulkes, aged 24, private 40th regiment, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, synochus; put on sick list 19 Nov 1827, discharged 1 December 1827 to duty.

Folio 21: numerical abstract of cases mentioned in the journal, nosologically arranged.

Folios 22-25: Surgeon's general remarks. The surgeon joined the ship at Deptford on 26 July 1827. On 27 July the guard was embarked, and on 8 Aug the convicts came on board at Spithead. On the 17 Aug the ship proceeded on the voyage and arrived at Hobart, Van Dieman's Land on 7 December 1827. On the 14 December 1827, 198 convicts and all the guard were landed having buried two on the passage. The complement of the Asia was as follows: officers and ship's company, 42; guard, officers and soldiers of the 40th Regiment, 52; women, 6, and children, 12; male convicts 200, and one surgeon; total 313. With respect to the ages of the convicts, 45 under the age of 20; 115 between 20 and 30; 34 between the ages of 30 to 40; 5 between the ages of 40 to 50; and one aged 57. Their sentences were for life, 134; 14 years, 28; for 7 years, 38. 80 convicts were married, 117 were single men, and 3 were widowers. As to education, 89 could read and write; 39 read alone; 72 could neither read or write.