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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Bryant was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 28th Mar 1840 and arriving 13th Jul 1840 with 214 passengers.
Built at Harwich in 1811 a square-rigged transport ship of 443 tons and copper lined she had two decks with a height between decks of 5 ft. 8 ins. In 1818, she had a major refit increasing the decks (and convict carrying capacity) to three. She was owned by the London firm of F. & C.F. Mangles.
Surrey Or Surry (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 174 |
| 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: MARY BRYANT, Theft > theft from a specified place, 16th December 1839. Offence: Theft > theft from a specified place Verdict: Guilty > no_subcategory Punishment: Transportation MARY BRYANT was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of November, 1 purse, value 1s.; 12 sovereigns, and 2 half-sovereigns, the property of Thomas Byers, her master, in his dwelling-house. Prisoner's Defence. I am quite innocent of the charge. GUILTY. Aged 22.— Transported for Ten Years. 1840: Housemaid age 23 from Co. Cork. Tried Central Criminal Court 16 December 1839 and sentenced to 10 years transportation for stealing money. Sallow and little freckled, Brown hair, grey eyes, Lost a canine tooth left side of upper jaw, three dots on back of right hand. 4ft 11 3/4 in. 15/4/1846: TOL - Patricks Plains 1848: Married John Wilmot at Scott's Church, Pitt St., Sydney. 2 children, Henry 1853, James 1851. 13/2/1850: COF - wife of John Wilmot, per "Planter" (1832) (as stated on her CF) There is a book "The watchmaker at the waterholes: the story of John Wilmot, convict and his wife Mary Bryant - Available in the National Library of Australia collection.