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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Bentley was transported on the Atwick, departing 28th Sep 1837 and arriving 23rd Jan 1838 with 152 passengers.
Atwick (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 141 (72). Tasmanian Archives |
| 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
The family moved to Victoria, Austraia. Link to husband's record https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/peeler/william/108620
Mary BENTLEY was convicted at Edinburgh, Scotland on 20 Feb 1837 for robbery. 14 yrs transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Austraia per the ship "Atwick" 1838. Single woman; aged 22yrs; housemaid; 5'4" height; fair complexion; dk brown hair; grey eyes. Native place of birth: Linlithgow Colony of VDL: Assisgned to work services 14 Aug 1838: Mr. Watson - neglect of duty. 3 days in cells on bread & water. APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO MARRY: 12 Dec 1838 - Mary BENTLEY (per Atwick) to William PEELER (per Woodford) MARRIAGE: 14 May 1839 - Mary BENTLEY, convict per Atwick, aged 23 yrs to William PEELER, Ticket of Leave status, per Woodford, aged 29 yrs - at St. David's Church of England, Hobart. (ref. 37/1/1 no. 395) March 1845: Conditional Pardon approved 11 April 1848: Conditional Pardon extended CHILDREN: Charles PEELER died 2 March 1840 at Hobart. Aged 1 yr. Dropsy. Mother Mary PEELER, Patrick St. Hobart. male child PEELER b 10 May 1843 at Hobart to William PEELER and Mary BENTLEY. (ref. 33/1/1 no. 1459) Thomas PEELER b. 7 Apr 1845 to William PEELER and Mary BENTLEY, at Hobart. (ref. 33/1/2 no. 930) female child PEELER b. 10 July 1847 at Hobart to William PEELER and Mary BENTLEY. (ref. 33/1/3 no. 162)