What was it like for your convict ancestor on the voyage to New South Wales or Tasmania? Did he/she get ill? What was the treatment? What was the voyage like? The Surgeon Superintendent/'s Journal has all this information and more.

The Surgeon Superintendent on a convict transport ship was required to keep a journal of all health-related occurrences on the voyage. The journals mention the names and treatment of all persons seen by the Surgeon, whether convict, crew, soldier or passenger. A general report of the voyage and behaviour of the convicts is often included.

Price includes a search for your convict in the list of sick, with a copy if he/she appears, plus a full copy of the general report of the voyage.

Name and date of ship must be supplied.