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Transportation
Kezia Burton was transported on the Morley, departing 17th May 1820 and arriving 30th Sep 1820 with 124 passengers.
The "Morley" was built on the Thames, England in 1811. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Morley in 1817, 1818, 1820, 1828 and 1829 and to Van Diemen's Land in 1820 and 1823. 1829 Voyage. 200 Male English Convicts. Commander; Harrison. Richard Lewis; Surgeon Superintendent arrived 2 Dec 1829. All convicts survived the voyage.
Morley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 325 (164). NSW & Tasmania Convict Musters (HO10/45)& NSW Convict List (1822 HO10/18). Ancestry |
| 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
Mary Russell was charged with theft of several items including bedding and many pieces of male clothing, over several days in June 1819, from a William Stevens. She had an accomplice, Kezia Burton, with whom she was transported. Source: See record of Mary Russell. Kezia Burton, for stealing 3 blankets; & other articles. Exeter Flying Post, 29 July 1819.
https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-2$init=CON13-1-2p56 and following pages. List of female convicts from Morely (3), Master, Brown, in 1820, who landed at Hobart, not Sydney. Kezia Burton, Convicted at Devon Assizes, 2 Aug 1819, 7 years.
Convicted 2 August 1819 On the Muster in Van Diemens Land, October and September 1823, No.30, named Kezia Barton Convict List 1822 named Kezia Barton Founders and Survivors: aged 29, Trade: General Service, Offence: Larceny, free by servitude 2 August 1826 http://www.founders-storylines.com/mugsheets/convicts/profile/9468/kezia_barton