Martha Burrell

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iain Frazier on 13th February 2025

Family connections for Martha (Burrell) are: Some amendments added Jun 2025. BURRELL Martha (???/Burrell) was born about 1774 in Surrey & baptised on 8 2 1778 at Overstoke Hampshire. She had a first relationship (probably marriage) with James (Burrell). She was a spinster living at Newington when tried for stealing silk bonnet etc, on 1 11 1785, with force & arms of Thomas (Nichols) at Surrey Quarter Sessions on 12 1 1796, sentenced to 7years, held on hulk for 3years during which she produced a son & arrived in NSW as a convict with her children on 15 4 1800 after a voyage of 3months on SPEEDY; she was Protestant.>>> [Some details taken from this Website] James (Burrell) is recorded on this Website as an officer. He is presumed, by me, to have sired both of Martha (???/Burrell)s children. So, Martha (???) & James (Burrell) produced 2children: 1.Joseph (Burrell) was born in England about 1800. He arrived in NSW with his mother on 15 4 1800 after a voyage of 3months on SPEEDY. He was a mariner when he married Susannah (Pawley age15) on 2 2 1824 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He was perhaps a soldier in 1827. On his mothers third marriage the family home should have passed to him or stbr.William. ..Susannah (Pawley) was born on 7 11 1893 & baptised on 25sic 12 1894 w/Mary at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She died in 1840 age about46. ..Details of Susannah (Pawley)s family are given in entry for John (Pawley ADMIRAL BARRINGTON 1791) on this Website. ..Joseph (Burrell) & Susannah (Pawley) produced 2children: ..1.Catherine (Burrell) was born in 1825. ..2.John Pawley (Burrell) was born on 26 3 1827 & baptised on 6 5 1827 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. .. 2.John (Burrell) was born about 1798 while his mother was in prison in England. He arrived in NSW with his mother on 15 4 1800 after a voyage of 3months on SPEEDY. He married Mary (Horton age14) on 3 4 1820 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. He was recorded as a farmer in 1824 & 1826. ..Mary (Horton) was born in 1806. She died on 19 2 1876 age about69. ..Details of Mary (Horton)s family are given in entry for Robert (Halton WILLIAM AND ANN 1791) on this Website. ..John (Burrell) & Mary (Horton) produced at least 5children: ..1.Ann (Burrell) was born in 1820. ..2.John (Burrell) was born on 21 4 1823 at Pitt Town & baptised on 23 5 1824 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. He died on 11 12 1824 age21m at Pitt Town & was buried at Pitt Town-recorded at St Matthews CofE Windsor. ..3.James (Burrell) was born on 10 6 1825 at Pitt Town & baptised on 19 3 1826 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. ..4.Joseph (Burrell) was born on 15 1 1828 & baptised on 19 10 1828 at St James CofE Pitt Town. ..5.Elizabeth (Burrell) was born on 1 10 1830 & baptised on 6 12 1830 at St James CofE Pitt Town. .. .. >>>Martha (Burrell) worked for/was assigned to Thomas (Sharpe) - probably as housekeeper - whom she later married. She was Free by Servitude by 1808. She married secondly (2of3) Thomas (Sharpe) private 102nd Regiment on 12/13 3 1810 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She was recorded in 1814 in Hawkesbury district. She is recorded in 1823 as a widow at Richmond & in 1825 as a widow at Windsor.>>> Thomas (Sharpe) was born about 1775 at Honeybow Gloucestershire. He enlisted in NSW Corps on 10 3 1791 as a private & arrived in NSW as a private after a voyage of 5or17months on 17 9 1793 on SUGAR CANE; he was 5.45'. In 1798 he was detached to Capt. (Macarthur)s Company (NSW Corps known as Rums Corps later renamed 102nd Regiment of Foot) & recorded as based at Parramatta from 1801. He was detached to (Savory)s company in 1805 & at Parramatta in 1808. In 1809 he was detached to 4company then transferred to 73rd Regiment of Foot on 24 4 1810 as private & 1st Battalion about 1812. He was recorded in 1814 in Hawkesbury district. He was still at Hawkesbury, with 102nd Regiment in 1822. He died on 29/31 1 1823 age50 at Richmond & was buried at St Peters CofE Richmond. .. Martha (Burrell) & Thomas (Sharp) produced perhaps 8children: 1.Martha Ann (Sharp) was born on 8 2 1801 at Parramatta & baptised on 25 12 1801 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She married firstly Christopher (Harper) labourer on 15 6 1818 at St Phillips CofE Sydney & produced 6children.>>> ..Christopher (Harpe/ur), brother of Patrick) was born about 1793 in Meath Ireland & became a carpenter. He is reported as stealing, with his brother Patrick in April 1813, some fowl & clothes from Drury (James) Esq. He was tried with his brother for smuggling at Dublin city Ireland, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 6 5 1814 after a voyage of 5months on THREE BEES; he was Catholic. He appears to have received his Certificate of Freedom No.17/2467 in 1817, which was reissued later. He was a labourer in 1818. He is recorded in 1822 as Free by Servitude carpenter at Parramatta & on 6 9 1822 at Prospect. In 1824 he was at Upper Minto. He is recorded in 1828 as labourer for F (Mitchell) at Luskintyre Melville. He was tried on 17 3 1828 for assault of William (Warren) & Susan (Lynch) on 8 3 1828 at Hunter River after anger at accidental shooting of one of his pigs. He was released on 40lb & sentenced at Quarter Sessions on 19 8 1828 to 1week gaol at Newcastle, plus 3weeks for a separate assault of William (Foxley). He was tried for assault of Hugh (Murray) publican & a policeman, on 30 7 1832, at Sydney Quarter Sessions on 9 10 1832. He was licensee of the Currency Lass Hotel Shannon Hill Boules Parramatta from 1855-6. He died on 1 4 1862 age69 at Moruya NSW. ..Details of Christopher (Harper)s family are given in entry for Christopher (Harper THREE BEES 1814) on this Website. .. >>>Martha Ann (Sharp) had a second relationship with Robert Magrane (Reilly) whom she married (perhaps bigamously) on 24 2 1858 at Hinton, & produced 5children. She died on 26 11 1861 age about60 at Adelong Tumut mother of 12children. ..Robert Magrane (Reil/ly/Ryley) was born about 1808 at Dublin Ireland & became a calico printer. He was tried for robbery at Dublin Ireland on 26 4 1823, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW on 29 12 1823 after a voyage of 4months on MEDINA. He was assigned as a servant to a houseold at Windsor, then to Bathurst & then to Peter (McIntyre) at 'Bolwarra' Patterson Plains near Maitland. He weorked as a bullock team driver & bought gold from miners. From 1858 he owned Diggers Arms/Adelong Goldfields Hotel, a store & butchery at Reilleys Crossing Middle Adelong/Wondalga, which he later sold & moved the family to Cowra. He died on 31 1 1864 age56 at Tumut Riverina. ..[Some details taken from this Website] .. 2.Thomas (Sharp) was born on 20 5 1803 at Parramatta & baptised on 19 6 1803 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He died in 1853 age about50. 3.Joseph (Sharp) was born on 29 6 1805 at Parramatta & baptised on 18 7 1805 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He died on 18 9 1874 age69. 4.James (Sharp) was born on 29 11 1808 at Parramatta & baptised on 29 3 1812 age3 w/William at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He died in 1860 age about51. 5.William (Sharp) was born on 6 11 1810 at Parramatta & baptised on 29 3 1812 age16m w/James at St Johns CofE Parramatta. On his mothers third marriage the family home should have passed to him or stbr.Joseph. He married firstly Sarah (Reeves).>>> ..a Sarah (Reeves) was born on 16 7 1820 & baptised on 31 7 1820 at St Davids CofE Hobart. ..Details of Sarah (Reeves)s family are given in entry for Thomas (Reeves FORTUNE 1813) on this Website. .. >>>William (Sharp) married secondly Ann/Anetha (Eather her second marriage) on 14 2 1837 & continued to live at the Onus family home. He died on 17 11 1897 age87+ father of 2children. ..Ann/Anetha (Eather) was born on 18 4 1873 at Parramatta & was baptised on 5 5 1793 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. In 1814 she was recorded with her family. She was recorded in 1828 with her family at Richmond. She had a first relationship with Joseph (Oness/Onus)-this Website advises they married on 11 3 1810. She died on 7 4 1865 age71 at Richmond mother of 8children. ..Details of Ann/Anetha (Eather) are given in entry for Thomas (Heather NEPTUNE 1790) on this Website. ..William (Sharp) & Ann/Anetha (Eather) produced 2children: ..1.female (Sharp) was born in 1832 at Richmond. ..2.female (Sharp) was born on 11 5 1845. .. 6.Ann (Sharp) was born on 11 3 1813 at Parramatta & baptised on 18 4 1813 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She died on 1 11 1825 age12 at Richmond & was buried at St Peters CofE Richmond. 7.Elizabeth (Sharp) was born on 2 11 1815 at Richmond & baptised on 16 2 1817 age15m at St Peters CofE Richmond. She is recorded in 1828 with her mother at Richmond. She died in 1894 age about about78. 8.Mary (Sharpe) was born on 20 11 1821 at Richmond & baptised on 26 5 1822 at St Peters CofE Richmond. She is recorded in 1828 with her mother at Richmond. .. [Noted a Lydia (Sharp) is recorded as born in 1810s] .. .. >>>Martha (Burrell) is recorded in 1828 as (Bunnell) Free by Servitude at Richmond with James (Paget/t), her third relationship whom she may have later married, & 2children. She died on 14 11 1852 age77/8 mother of 10known children & was buried at St Peters CofE Richmond. CCONVICTdone James (Pagett) was tried for robbing a wagon of cloth w/2others in Cirencester Gloucestershire at Gloucester Assizes, sentenced to death reprieved to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 6 1790 after a voyage of 7months on Fleet ship NEPTUNE; a voyage noted for extreme brutality of prisoners with a high death rate. On 8 9 1809 a horse & cart of his was put up for forced sale at his Richmond Hill property. He is recorded in 1828 as farmer on 8.5acres at Richmond with Martha (Bunnell her third relationship), whom he may have later married, & 2children. [Some information taken from this Website] References: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Pamela Statham 'A Colonial Regiment-New Sources Relating to the New South Wales Corps-1789-1810'

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Iris Dunne on 25th January 2019

Convict Indents:- aged 22, Estimated birth year about 1774, Tried 12 January 1796, with her child 2 years old (John) Convict Muster 1825:- Estimated birth year about 1792, Employment: Widow at Windsor 1828 Census: Estimated birth year about 1747, aged 53, Free by servitude, Protestant, Employment: with James Paget[sic] More Information https://australianroyalty.net.au/individual.php?pid=I64037&ged=purnellmccord.ged http://www.thetreeofus.net/7/254926.htm

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Jean brook on 25th January 2019

Just found her today my 8th generation grandmother, she is the third female convict direct line and I also have three Malle direct lines all grandparents who are convicts..Im so happy I found her today.. Jean brook

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Geoff Mutton on 16th November 2013

Record held at Surrey History Centre [Ref. QS2/7/1796 Indictments] “Surrey the jurors for our Lord the King upon their Oath present that Martha Burrell late of the Parish of Saint Mary of Newington in the County of Surrey Spinster on the first day of November in the thirty sixth Year of the Reign of our sovereign Lord George the third now King of Great Britain with Force and Arms at the parish aforesaid in the county aforesaid one silk Bonnet of the value of eight shillings one lace Cap of the value of twenty shillings one cotton Gown of the value of four shillings five pairs of cotton Stockings of the value of two shillings and six pence eight pieces of gold coin of this realm called Guineas of the value of eight pounds and eight shillings four other pieces of gold coin of this realm called half Guineas of the value of two pounds and two shillings and eight pieces of silver coin of this realm called Crown pieces of the value of forty shillings of the Goods, Monies and Chattels of Thomas Nichols then and there being found feloniously did steal take and carry away Against the Peace of our Lord the King his Crown and Dignity. 21 Lawson”

Martha Burrell was my great-great-great-great-great grandmother. Her trial date was 12 January 1796. She was imprisoned on a hulk for over 3 years, during which time she gave birth to a son, before being transported to Australia. Notes: Arrived in Australia as a convict aboard "Speedy", 10th fleet, 15 April 1800. Also with her was her son John(2 years). It is believed Martha told her son John that his father was an officer named James Burrell. This name appears on John's Death Certificate and Martha's maiden name left blank. The "Speedy" weighed 313 tons and was built in the River Thames in 1779 as a whaler. The vessel was under the command of Capt. George Quested and along with HMS Minerva and Friendship formed the tenth fleet. On board the Speedy were 53 females convicts, three of whom died en route. Also on board was Capt. Phillip Gidley King to replace John Hunter as Governor, George Caley and Francis Barrallier. The voyage took 142 days and went via Cape Horn. On arrival in Australia Martha was allowed to work for Thomas Sharpe (Private: arrived in Sydney NSW 17 September 1791 aboard "Sugar Cane". He was in Capt. Macarthur's Company, New South Wales Corps (Rums Corps), later renamed 102nd Regiment of Foot. He transferred to the 73rd Regiment of Foot, 1st Battalion about 1812). Martha and Thomas were married on 13 March 1810 at St Phillips Church, Sydney , Rev,William Cowper officiating. The muster of 1823 lists Martha as a widow of Richmond. (Thomas died 29 January 1823). The 1828 census Martha was recorded under the name Bunnell ( ? mispelling of Burrell) as living with James Paget (Pagett per Neptune 28 June 1790)in Richmond NSW with the two youngest Sharp children. Death rego = V1852941 38B/1852 SHARP MARTHA AGE 77 OR V18521188 157/1852 SHARP MARTHA AGE 77 More About Martha Burrell: Baptism: 08 Feb 1778, Overstoke Hampshire England Burial: St Peters Cemetery, Richmond NSW.

Record held at Surrey History Centre [Ref. QS2/7/1796 Indictments] “Surrey the jurors for our Lord the King upon their Oath present that Martha Burrell late of the Parish of Saint Mary of Newington in the County of Surrey Spinster on the first day of November in the thirty sixth Year of the Reign of our sovereign Lord George the third now King of Great Britain with Force and Arms at the parish aforesaid in the county aforesaid one silk Bonnet of the value of eight shillings one lace Cap of the value of twenty shillings one cotton Gown of the value of four shillings five pairs of cotton Stockings of the value of two shillings and six pence eight pieces of gold coin of this realm called Guineas of the value of eight pounds and eight shillings four other pieces of gold coin of this realm called half Guineas of the value of two pounds and two shillings and eight pieces of silver coin of this realm called Crown pieces of the value of forty shillings of the Goods, Monies and Chattels of Thomas Nichols then and there being found feloniously did steal take and carry away Against the Peace of our Lord the King his Crown and Dignity. 21 Lawson”