Background

While the First, Second and Third Fleet Convicts are well documented and quite typically understood to be the only convicts sent to Australia, there were many more ships of convicts sent to the penal colonies after the Third Fleet. This article explores the ships, crews and in some cases the ill-fated voyages of the later ships.
 

Charlotte (1784)

Charlotte was an English merchant ship built on the River Thames and was chartered in 1786 to carry convicts as part of the First Fleet of convicts to New South Wales, Australia. Her master was Thomas Gilbert, and her surgeon was John White, principal surgeon to the colony. On March 13th, she sailed for Botany Bay carrying 84 male and 24 female convicts, but some records show 88 male and 20 female. Charlotte arrived at Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia, on 26 January 1788. She only made the one convict trip and is thought to have been sunk in Newfoundland waters in November 1818.

Scarborough (1782)

Scarborough was an English was a double-decked, three-masted, ship-rigged, copper-sheathed, barque that was assigned to transport First Fleet (1787) and Second Fleet (1790) sailings.

First Fleet Sailing - She left Portsmouth on 13 May 1787, carrying 208 male convicts, together with officers and 34 other ranks of the New South Wales Marine Corps. She arrived at Port Jackson, Sydney, on 26 January 1788.

Second Fleet Sailing - This was a difficult sailing. Leaving England with 253 male convicts on 19 January 1790, by 18th of February, several convicts plotted a mutiny. Some were flogged, others were chained to the deck. During the voyage 68 convicts died and 96 (37%) were sick when landed. After landing, a total of 124 convicts who had arrived in Port Jackson succumbed to disease.

Guildford (1810)

Launched in 1810, the Guildford was a two-decker merchant ship which made eight voyages delivering convicts to New South Wales, Australia from 1811 through 1830. Magnus Johnson was Guildford's captain on her first seven voyages.Guildford was lost with all hands without a trace in 1831 in the Indian Ocean late April or early May 1831.

First convict voyage (1811-1813)

Guildford left London on 3 September 1811 in company with General Graham. She arrived at Port Jackson (now Sydney Harbour) on 18 January 1812 and carried 200 male convicts, one of whom died during the voyage.

Second convict voyage (1815-1816)

Guildford left Ireland in 1815 and arrived at Port Jackson on 8 April 1816. She embarked with 228 male convicts, one of whom died on the voyage.

Third convict voyage (1817-1818)

Guildford left Cork, Ireland on 14 November 1817 and arrived at Port Jackson on 1 April 1818. She embarked 200 male convicts, one of whom died during the voyage.

Fourth convict voyage (1820-1821)

Guildford left Portsmouth, England on 14 May 1820, with 190 male convicts. She picked up four additional convicts in Cape Town bringing the total of 194 convicts transported, and arrived at Port Jackson on 30 September, but only five convicts were taken off at Port Jackson; she landed the other 188 in Van Diemen's Land on 28 October 1820. No convicts deaths.

Fifth convict voyage (1822)

Guildford left London on 7 April 1822, arrived at Port Jackson on 15 July. She embarked 190 male convicts, one of whom died during the voyage.

Sixth convict voyage (1823-1824)

Guildford left Portsmouth on 18 August 1823, and arrived at Port Jackson on 5 March 1824. She embarked 160 male convicts, one of whom died an accidental death during the voyage.This was the last voyage with Magnus Johnson as her master.

Seventh convict voyage (1827-1828)

Guildford left Plymouth on 31 March 1827, arrived at Port Jackson on 25 July. She had embarked 190 male convicts, one of whom died during the voyage. Her master was Robert Harrison.

Eighth convict voyage (1829-1830)

Guildford left Dublin, Ireland on 12 July 1829, on her eighth and final convict voyage. She arrived at Port Jackson on 4 November. She embarked with 200 male convicts, four of whom died during the voyage.