Active, Third Fleet to Australia 1791

Voyage of the Convict Transport Active to the New South Wales penal Colony in 1791

Active departed Plymouth, England on 27th March 1791 as part of the Third Fleet, carrying 175 male convicts. 21 convicts died during the voyage. Active arrived in Port Jackson, New South Wales on 26th September 1791; a voyage of 183 days. It was reported that the convicts had been grossly underfed.

Master: John Mitchinson.

Passengers Lists etc.

• Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander and William and Ann voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1791 with 979 passengers from the Convict Records website at: https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/active-albermarle-atlantic-barrington-britannia-mary-ann-matilda-salamander-and-william-and-mary/1791
• Details for the ship Active (1791) from the Claim a Convict database at: http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/shipDetails.php?shipId=13
• Convicts on the transport ship Active - 1791 from the Convict Stockade website at: http://www.historyaustralia.org.au/twconvic/Active+1791
• Convict Ship Active 1791 from Jen Willietts' Free Settler or Felon? database at: https://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_active_1791.htm
• Bateson, Charles. The Convict Ships 1787-1868. Library of Australian History. Sydney, 1983
• Ryan, R.J.. The Third Fleet Convicts. Castle Books. Sydney, 1983
• Wikipedia: Active (1764 ship)