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Transportation
John Bailey was transported on the Mary, departing 28th Aug 1821 and arriving 23rd Jan 1822 with 176 passengers.
Built 1811, Ipswich,England 361 tons. 1817 Journey On Monday arrived the ship Mary, Capt. ORMON, from Calcutta, with merchandize—Passengers, Captain FAITHFUL and Lieut. HAMILTON: this vessel has brought 6 male prisoners from India, destined for Port Jackson; to which place it is expected she will sail to-morrow. Hobart Town Gazette, 24 May 1817. Ship News. On Thursday arrived from Calcutta, via Derwent, the ship Mary, Captain Ormon, with a various cargo. -Passengers from Calcutta, Captain Faithfull and Lieutenant Hamilton:-The Mary sailed from Calcutta the 23d of February, and left the Pilot the 1st of March. Sydney Gazette, Sat 7 Jun 1817. -------------------------------------------------- Convicts who sailed on the 'Mary' direct from Ireland - 1819 & 1836 - are currently being listed, incomplete data to date.
Mary (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 96 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/15/331821 May 29 Prisoner name: John Bailey. Prisoner age: 32. Court and date of trial: Nottingham Lent Assizes 1821. Crime: Burglary. Initial sentence: Transportation for life. Annotated (Outcome): Nil. Petitioner(s): Thomas Bailey, the prisoner's brother, a conductor of stores Field Train Department of Ordnance, Woolwich. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Aged and distressed family; honest connections; first offence. Other papers: Letter from Thomas Bailey to Sir G A Wood. Letter from B [Montague]. Additional Information: On board Leviathan.
worked for Alexander Berry and was the beginning of a long family association with the Shoalhaven