Clara Convicts, Enrolled Pensioner Guards, Prison Warders and Other Passengers 1864

This 708-ton ship was built in Sunderland in 1853. It was employed twice as a convict transport for Western Australia and left London, England on January 11, 1864, bound for the Swan River Colony. On this second voyage, she carried the thirtieth of 37 shipments of male convicts destined for Western Australia. The voyage took 93 days and the Clara arrived in Fremantle on April 13, 1864, with 112 passengers and 301 convicts [Erickson]. R. Burrows and William Crawford were the captain and surgeon respectively. Of the 112 passengers, 87 were pensioner guards and their families, the number being made up of 28 pensioner guards, 20 wives, 21 sons and 18 daughters. The other 25 passengers have not been accounted for but were possibly cabin passengers or regular soldiers.