Name Elizabeth Launched 1809 | Propulsion Sail | |
Owner 1809 Lowbridge and Richard Bright
1809 J. Birch & Co. Builder Buckle & Davies, Chepstow Notes The change in ownership in 1809 represents a purchase and sale, not disagreement. Tons burthen 480, or 481, or 482 (bm) | ||
Elizabeth was a 482-ton merchant ship built at Chepstow, Wales in 1814. She made three voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia.
Career
Lloyd's Register for 1810 shows Elizabeth with R. Sherrat, master, J. Birch, owner, and trade Bristol-Saint Kitts. Elizabeth returned to Bristol in October 1813, but never again.
Elizabeth sailed for Batavia in May 1814, in company with Commerce; these two ships were the first East Indiamen to sail from Bristol. Her master was either de Peyster, or Ostler.
Under the command of William Ostler and surgeon Carver Vickery, she left England on 4 June 1816 with 153 male convicts. She arrived in Sydney on 5 October 1816 and had two convict deaths en route. A detachment of the 46th Regiment of Foot, under Captain Humphries, provided the guard. Elizabeth later left Port Jackson bound for India.
On 9 September 1817 she was returning from Bengal when contrary winds forced her to put into Shannon where she replenished her water and provisions. She had left Bengal on 29 March in company with Harriet, Waterloo, and Woodman. She had parted from them, "all well", at Cape of Good Hope on 29 July.
On her second convict voyage, again under Ostler's command, but with surgeon William Hamilton, she left Cork, Ireland on 26 July 1818, with 101 female convicts. She arrived in Sydney on 19 November 1818 and had no deaths en route. She left Port Jackson in December 1818, bound for Bengal.
For her third convict voyage, under the command of William Ostler and surgeon Andrew Montgomery, she left The Downs, England on 18 August 1820, with 171 male convicts. She arrived in Sydney on 31 December 1820 and had no convict deaths en route. Elizabeth departed Port Jackson on 13 February 1821 bound for Madras.
Lloyd's List of 1823 shows Elizabeth with owner J. Birch, and J. Tucker, master, with trade London-Quebec, changing to J. Sharp, master, with trade Liverpool-Africa.