Catalogue description Folio 1: on Monday 29 July 1822 I received a warrant from the Navy Board appointing me...

Folio 1: on Monday 29 July 1822 I received a warrant from the Navy Board appointing me on board of the female convict ship the Woodman; and forthwith proceeded to Deptford where I placed myself under the orders of Captain Young the Board's Agent. On 24 August 1822 the ship sailed from the River and on the 13 September 1822 we anchored in the Cove of Cork. We remained here until 22 December 1822 when a small miserable schooner the Mary of London brought us from Dublin 22 free passengers and 47 female convicts. They had suffered severely during the passage of five or six days. The weather was cold and stormy they had no beds the straw they slept on was scanty and wet and they were badly cloathed. 23 December 1822 received from Cork Depot 24 free women and children and 43 female convicts. We were now detained, waiting for the necessary paper from the Secretary of State's Office, until 25 January 1823 when we finally sailed. During this time some changes had taken place, the accommodations were not sufficient for the passengers and consequently eight were landed under the sanction of the Naval Commander in Chief Lord Colville who personally inspected the prison and we sailed with three convicts short of the complement.

Folio 2: Mary Downie, aged 24, unmarried; sick or hurt, acute pain in her right side interrupting respiration; date put on sick list unknown, recovered 29 January 1822.

Folio 2: Bridget Dougherty, aged 27, prisoner, married; taken ill at Cork Harbour; sick or hurt, violent hysteria, her comrades informed that she had suffered much from cold wet and seasickness; put on sick list 22 December 1822, recovered 31 December 1822.

Folios 3-4: Catherine Marum, aged 22, prisoner, unmarried; taken ill at Cork Harbour; sick or hurt, pain in her left side for two years has cough and expectoration of purulent matter mixed with mucus; put on sick list 28 December 1822, discharged 8 January 1823 to Cork Depot.

Folios 4-5: Mary Sullivan, aged 19, prisoner, unmarried; taken ill at Cork Harbour; sick or hurt, headache sickness at stomach pain in her bowels and constipation; put on sick list 7 January 1823, recovered 23 January 1823.

Folio 5: Joanna Lane, aged 31, prisoner, married; taken ill at Cork Harbour; sick or hurt, sore throat tonsils and uvula are violently inflamed and so much tumefied as to abstract deglutition and respiration; put on sick list 13 January 1823, recovered 29 January 1823.

Folio 6: Eliza Barry, aged 22, prisoner, unmarried; taken ill at Cork Harbour; sick or hurt, pain about the middle of the 4th rib of the right side interrupting her respiration and acute headache; put on sick list 17 January 1823, recovered 22 January 1823, [readmitted again] on 8 February 1823, had suffered much from seasickness, after eating heartily of salt beef for dinner she imprudently drank a large drayght of vinegar and cold water and was seized with violent torturing colic pain in her stomach, recovered 9 February 1823.

Folios 6-7: Margaret Burke, aged 25, prisoner, married; taken ill at Cork Harbour; sick or hurt, when came on board her appearance was that of a woman seven months in pregnancy she could give no account of her state nor could she give any rational answer to the questions asked, at 8 pm last night she was delivered of a female child, from it's diminutive size it appears to be a seven months child, it is weak and emaciated; put on sick list 14 January 1823, recovered 21 January 1823.

Folio 7: Judith Hogan, aged 46, prisoner; sick or hurt, acute lancinating pain in the right side of the thorax, dyspnoea, anxiety and fever; put on sick list 23 January 1823, recovered 30 January 1823.

Folio 7: Eliza Murphy, aged 23, prisoner; sick or hurt, intense headache, pulse strong and frequent face flushed; put on sick list 27 January 1823, recovered 4 February 1823.

Folio 7: Katherine Kirwan, aged 32, prisoner, married; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, safely delivered a male child during a gale of wind; put on sick list 30 January 1823, recovered 14 February 1823.

Folios 7-8: Mary Lusk, aged 18, unmarried; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, while examining the women I was particular struck with the appearance of this girl her feature were sharp, eyes sunk face pallid it's expression indicated great suffering her comrades said that she was only seasick she has had incessant violent vomiting and retching since the ship left the harbour, has eaten nothing since and has not slept; has had no motion during the last week says her belly is much swollen and painful, there is considerable tumefaction of the abdomen has had no catamenia for four months; put on sick list [5?] February 1823, died 7 February 1823 at 6am.

Folio 8: Lester Corcoran, aged 21, prisoner; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, acute pain in her bowels with unceasing desire to go to stool passing nothing but bloody mucus; put on sick list 5 February 1823, recovered 15 February 1823.

Folio 9: Honora Kirby, aged 36, prisoner; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, violent in her side cough and dyspnoea much anxiety and depression of spirits; put on sick list 10 February 1823, recovered 16 February 1823.

Folio 9: Catherine Sweeney, aged 42, prisoner; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, pneumonia; put on sick list 12 February 1823, recovered 19 February 1823.

Folio 9: Mary Kennelly, aged 37, prisoner; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, dysentery combined with seasickness; put on sick list 13 February 1823, recovered 17 February 1823.

Folio 9: Rose Fullard, aged 39, passenger; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, dysentery combined with seasickness; put on sick list 15 February 1823, recovered 20 February 1823.

Folio 9: Cicely Cosgreave, aged 41, passenger; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, dysentery combined with seasickness; put on sick list 15 February 1823, recovered 23 February 1823.

Folio 9: Anne Brennan, aged 38, prisoner, married; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, violent headache pain in the breast back and extremities; put on sick list 14 February 1823, recovered 17 February 1823.