Hi. I am not sure how I found the Ship's journal, but it was very interesting. I think I may have googled the name of the ship and then followed links to journal. But I have a copy of what I found. All three of the listed Howis ancestors aboard (Eliza, James and William were seen by the doctor for dysentery.
Journal of the Anna Maria Convict Ship
Mr. W. McCrea, Surgeon
Between the 22nd September 1851 and the 4th February 1852
National Archives Record summary of Surgeon’s Journal.
Dec 13 Eliza Howis 23 Female Convict Dysentery Dec 21 duty
1851. Folio 18: Eliza Howis, aged 23, female convict; sick or hurt, dysentery; put on sick list, 13 December 1851, discharged 21 December
(Ill on voyage)
Jan 7 James Howis 3 Child of a Female
Convict
Dysentery Jan 17 died
Folio 10: case no 14, James Howis, aged 3, child of female convict; sick or hurt, dysentery, this child was badly fed and had been repeatedly ill with bowel complaints previously He suffered much pain and motions were very bloody; put on sick list 7 January 1852, died 17 January 1852 at sea
Jan 28 William Howis 1 Child of a Female
Convict
Dysentery Jan 30
1851
Duty
Folio 16: William Howis, aged 1; put on list 20 October 1851; result of vaccination, unsuccessful.