Yellow Fever, 1853
Deaths from Yellow Fever, Bermuda 1853
There were outbreaks of Yellow Fever in 1829, 1837, 1843, 1844, 1853, and 1856, the worst was that of 1853. It was believed that the outbreak arrived on a ship from Cuba, in July 1853, and swept over the islands until December that same year, claiming a total of more than 650 victims from the civilian, military, and convict population.
The following is a list of the convicts, and one guard, who died on board the Tenedos Convict Hospital Ship between the 9th July and the 9th December 1853.
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NAME |
AGE |
WHERE FROM |
DATE OF DEATH |
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ABBOTT Michael |
30 |
Dromedary |
4 October 1853 |
|
APSHEAD James |
42 |
Dromedary |
15 September 1853 |
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ASHMAN James |
37 |
Medway |
3 October 1853 |
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BECKWITH William |
39 |
Medway |
8 October 1853 |
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BENTLEY Robert |
30 |
Boaz Island Prison |
11 August 1853 |
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BLINKWORTH George |
22 |
Boaz Island Prison |
1 November 1853 |
|
BLOOD Thomas |
26 |
Medway |
13 November 1853 |
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BRAIDWOOD William |
30 |
Dromedary |
21 November 1853 |
|
BREEDON Joseph |
22 |
Boaz Island Prison |
18 September 1853 |
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BRYAN Patrick |
53 |
Medway |
23 September 1853 |
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BUCKLEY James |
28 |
Boaz Island Prison |
17 November 1853 |
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BUTLER James |
34 |
Dromedary |
25 November 1853 |
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CARLTON Anthony |
41 |
Dromedary |
5 October 1853 |
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CAVE John |
40 |
Dromedary |
21 November 1853 |
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CHADWICK Richard |
33 |
Medway |
16 November 1853 |
|
CHAPEL Henry |
30 |
Medway |
6 November 1853 |
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CHATER Joseph |
26 |
Medway |
21 October 1853 |
|
CHITTY Richard |
46 |
Medway |
19 September 1853 |
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CLARKE John |
32 |
Medway |
8 October 1853 |
|
CONROY Anthony |
47 |
Medway |
29 November 1853 |
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CROKER John |
30 |
Medway |
10 October 1853 |
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CUDDY Michael |
30 |
Medway |
20 September 1853 |
|
CURRIE Thomas |
42 |
Dromedary |
26 September 1853 |
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DADSWELL Edward |
30 |
Boaz Island Prison |
17 October 1853 |
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DANAHER James |
24 |
Dromedary |
16 September 1853 |
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DANES John |
34 |
Medway |
7 October 1853 |
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DARCY Morris |
41 |
Medway |
30 November 1853 |
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DAVIES Henry |
25 |
Medway |
17 September 1853 |
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DOBBIN Charles |
23 |
Medway |
1 October 1853 |
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DONELLY Patrick |
34 |
Medway |
30 November 1853 |
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DOYLE William |
24 |
Medway |
3 October 1853 |
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DUNNE James |
26 |
Medway |
25 July 1853 |
|
DUNNE William |
34 |
Medway |
28 August 1853 |
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ELDER Alfred |
31 |
Boaz Island Prison |
6 November 1853 |
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ELLIS John |
35 |
Medway |
25 August 1853 |
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EYRES John |
34 |
Dromedary |
4 November 1853 |
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FOREMAN William |
21 |
Boaz Island Prison |
9 July 1853 |
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FOX Edward |
31 |
Boaz Island Prison |
8 October 1853 |
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GEORGE Henry |
27 |
Boaz Island Prison |
20 October 1853 |
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GILBERT Samuel |
18 |
Medway |
22 September 1853 |
|
GRADY William |
28 |
Dromedary |
11 October 1853 |
|
GREEN William |
23 |
Boaz Island Prison |
3 November 1853 |
|
GREMAR John |
24 |
Medway |
13 October 1853 |
|
GROVE James |
30 |
Boaz Island Prison |
6 October 1853 |
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HADDLESTONE George |
22 |
Medway |
11 October 1853 |
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HALL George |
37 |
Boaz Island Prison |
22 November 1853 |
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HALTON Joseph |
25 |
Dromedary |
1 October 1853 |
|
HEFFERMAN Daniel |
40 |
Boaz Island Prison |
31 October 1853 |
|
HENAN Denis |
33 |
Medway |
4 October 1853 |
|
HILL Thomas |
26 |
Boaz Island Prison |
7 October 1853 |
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HOGG John |
30 |
Boaz Island Prison |
13 November 1853 |
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HUMPHRIES Alfred |
25 |
Medway |
9 December 1853 |
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JAMES Henry |
27 |
Medway |
18 November 1853 |
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JAMES Thomas |
24 |
Medway |
7 October 1853 |
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JEFFERIES Thomas |
21 |
Boaz Island Prison |
2 September 1853 |
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JONES John |
30 |
Thames |
26 August 1853 |
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KEANE Patrick |
32 |
Boaz Island Prison |
13 October 1853 |
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KING Thomas |
40 |
Boaz Island Prison |
29 September 1853 |
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LLOYD Samuel |
28 |
Boaz Island Prison |
21 October 1853 |
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MALONE James |
28 |
Medway |
13 October 1853 |
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MARTIN Henry |
33 |
Medway |
7 October 1853 |
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MASSEY Thomas |
30 |
Medway |
4 October 1853 |
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M'DOWALL Thomas |
28 |
Boaz Island Prison |
30 October 1853 |
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MELLIGAN Charles |
22 |
Boaz Island Prison |
9 October 1853 |
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MINCHIN James |
30 |
Medway |
3 October 1853 |
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MUZZLE William |
25 |
Medway |
5 November 1853 |
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NEWBY Isaac |
29 |
Medway |
7 September 1853 |
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NORMAN Richard |
67 |
Boaz Island Prison |
9 November 1853 |
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PAYNE Thomas |
29 |
Boaz Island Prison |
9 November 1853 |
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PERCIVAL John |
48 |
Boaz Island Prison |
4 November 1853 |
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PERROW Mr J (guard) |
35 |
Medway |
24 September 1853 |
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RILEY Thomas |
24 |
Medway |
29 October 1853 |
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ROBINS William |
25 |
Thames |
29 October 1853 |
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ROSE Frederick |
29 |
Medway |
29 September 1853 |
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SAVORY George |
27 |
Medway |
7 October 1853 |
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SELBY William |
21 |
Dromedary |
12 October 1853 |
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SIMS George |
26 |
Boaz Island Prison |
24 September 1853 |
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STOKES Peter |
28 |
Medway |
14 September 1853 |
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SULLIVAN William |
28 |
Boaz Island Prison |
8 October 1853 |
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TABNER John |
26 |
Boaz Island Prison |
3 November 1853 |
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TAYLOR Alfred |
22 |
Dromedary |
8 October 1853 |
|
TAYLOR George |
30 |
Medway |
14 September 1853 |
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TIERNEY Daniel |
34 |
Medway |
9 November 1853 |
|
TROYNHAM Richard |
35 |
Boaz Island Prison |
8 October 1853 |
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TURNER John |
25 |
Medway |
20 October 1853 |
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|
WEARD William |
33 |
Medway |
27 September 1853 |
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WILKINSON George |
22 |
Boaz Island Prison |
1 October 1853 |
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WILLIAMS William |
52 |
Boaz Island Prison |
6 November 1853 |
|
WILLIS John |
34 |
Boaz Island Prison |
10 November 1853 |
|
WINDSOR Andrew |
24 |
Medway |
7 October 1853 |
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WOODS John |
26 |
Medway |
7 November 1853 |
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