Frances (1859 convict ship)

Frances was a convict ship that transported a single convict from Madras, India to Fremantle, Western Australia in 1859. The convict, Patrick McDonald or McDonnell, was a soldier convicted of an "unnatural crime" by court-martial at Rangoon, and sentenced to fourteen years' transportation. There were no pensioner guards or other passengers on the ship other than McDonald.

See also

• List of convict ship voyages to Western Australia
• Convict era of Western Australia

References

• "Western Australian Convicts - Frances 1859". Retrieved 16 February 2006.