Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Jane Carberry was transported on the Admiral Gambier And Friends, departing 31st Mar 1811 and arriving 29th Sep 1811 with 300 passengers.
Admiral Gambier And Friends (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 38 |
| 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 |
Claims
"Wife of John Moss per "PITT" 1792 3 x Great Grandfather of Marie Woodmore nee Bell"
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Convict Notes
Jane Carberry Tried as Jane Carbray Convicted: Staffordshire Quarter Sessions, Lichfield, 15 August 1809 Crime: High treason Age: about 16 Sentence: Death, later commuted to transportation for life Native place: Stafford Jane worked as a childsmaid. She was tried as Jane Carbray, spinster, for high treason alongside John Gregory, labourer, and Michael Campbell, labourer, all of St Chad’s parish, Stowe, in Lichfield. The charge was intending to deceive and defraud King and people (with the fear of God before their eyes, but seduced by the Devil) by passing counterfeit coin (a sixpence) and also with forging and counterfeiting coin. All pleaded not guilty, but they were found guilty by jury and sentenced to hang. On 21 Aug 1809 all three received the King’s pardon, and their sentences were commuted to life and transportation to NSW or islands adjacent for life. Four days after she was convicted, Jane gave birth to a son John, fathered by John Gregory. The child was baptised with the surname Carbray on 14 October 1810 at St Mary’s, Lichfield. The father John Gregory was born in Montreal, Canada, in 1786 and joined the 60th Regiment in 1803. He reached the rank of lieutenant before resigning in 1807 due to lameness in one leg. Gregory was transported to NSW on the Indian in 1810. See John Gregory A note in the trial records at Lichfield states in the year following Jane’s conviction: “It appearing to this court that Jane Carbray a prisoner confined in the common Gaol in the said city for high treason cannot pursue employment sufficient to sustain herself by her industry – it is ordered by the court pursuant to the statute passed in the 31st year of the reign – “an act for the better regulation of gaols and other places of confinement” that the sum of six shillings shall be paid for the courts of the said city, weekly and every week for “sufficient food” for her health”. Sources: Information supplied by Museums and Heritage Office, Lichfield City Council from trial records held by the Lichfield Record Office Staffordshire Stoke on Trent Archive Service http://friendsconvictship.com/convict-women/