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Sarah Bateman was transported on the Mary, departing 3rd Jun 1823 and arriving 5th Oct 1823 with 127 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.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 64 |
| 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
Old Bailey Online 1476. SARAH BATEMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of August , one watch, value 4 l.; one chain, value 1 s.; two seals, value 30 s.; one handkerchief, value 5 s., and eight shillings , the property James Nantze . JAMES NANTZE . I am a carpenter . I fell in company with the prisoner on the 12th of August, about twelve o'clock, in Holborn. I stopped up in a door way out of the rain; she asked me to go home, and said I need not be afraid, for she had a decent room of her own. I said I would go for an hour or two out of the rain; she took me up Frying-pan Alley , up one pair of stairs. I put my breeches on a chair by the bedside. I had 16 s. in silver, a watch and seals, and a handkerchief in my hat, which was on the table; she fastened the door herself - she got up about six o'clock in the morning, and went out of the room; she returned As soon as I got up, I missed 8 s. out of 16 s., and enquired for an officer - I got one at last, and Ballard produced my handkerchief. I had given her no money - I drank nothing but a glass of gin and water. I had been out with a friend - I was not intoxicated - I supposed her to be a girl of the town. I told her I only wanted a place of shelter. I did not go to bed till three o'clock in the morning; the rain began about twelve o'clock. JOHN BALLARD . I am an officer. On the 12th of August, about eight o'clock, I was fetched, and took the prisoner to Hatton-garden. I went to a room next to the house the prisoner lodged in, and saw a pocket between the bed and sacking, concealed in the bed, also a silk handkerchief, and 4 s. ELIZABETH HOLTON . The prisoner lived in the same house as I did; the pocket was found in the room next door. She was absent after the robbery; I had heard her going in and out that morning. See originalClick to see original JAMES NANTZE . I swear to the handkerchief, and one shilling is split in two. Prisoner's Defence. He was very drunk, and the door was open all night. GUILTY . Aged 27. Transported for Seven Years . Second Middlesex Jury, before W. Arabin, Esq.