Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Cavillon was transported on the Broxbournebury, departing 31st Dec 1813 and arriving 28th Jul 1814 with 127 passengers.
Broxbournebury (generic)References
| Primary Source | Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales. Australian Royalty; Online Database. |
Claims
"Mary is linked to the Tabor family through marriage, and is connected on my mother's side."
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Convict Notes
Mary Cavillon was listed as Isabella PHILLIPS at her Old Bailey trial in 1813 & on the convict indent of the ship Broxbournebury which reached Sydney 1814...see the entry https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/phillips/isabella/113219. Not sure why she is also listed here as Mary Cavillon which seems to me to be an alias? See the book “Journey to a New Life…” the story of the ships Emu & Broxbornebury by Elizabeth Hook (3rd ed. 2014). I am the author & can be contacted on tbeth3370@gmail.com for further info
Family connections for Mary (Cavillon) are: CAVILLON Mary (Cavillon) was born about 1770. She produced a child:>>> [Some details taken from this Website,] 1.Nicholas (Cavillon) was born about 1801. He arrived in NSW with his mother on 28 7 1814 after a voyage of 7months on BROXBOURNEBURY. His mother had been assigned to him before 1822. He was recorded 1n 1828 as baker at Parramatta. He married Milbah (Harrex her second marriage) on 10 3 1829 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He was recorded as a baker at Parramatta in 1830. ..Milbah (Harrex) was born on 16 6 1809 & baptised on 17 9 1809 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She had a first relationship with Robert (Cussion). She was recorded in 1828 at Parramatta with her mother. She died on 14 5 1875 age65 mother of at least 2children. ..Details of Milbah (Harrex)s family are given in entry for Thomas (Taber GANGES 1797) on this Website. ..Nicholas (Cavillon) & Milbah (Harrex) produced at least 1child: ..1.Mary Ann (Cavillon) was born on 29 5 1830 at Parramatta & baptised on 17 10 1830 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. .. >>>Mary (Cavillon) was tried for burglary, on 5 12 1812, stealing shirts etc of William (Dean) at Old Bailey, sentenced to death reprieved to Life, held probably at London or Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW with her son on 28 7 1814 after a voyage of 7months on BROXBOURNEBURY. She was recorded in 1822 assigned to her son. She is recorded in 1823-25 as Isabella/Elizabeth (Phillips) widow. She died in 1832 age about62. Mary (Cavillon) should be viewed in conjunction with Isabella (Phillips) who is listed on indent for this voyage. Reference: 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.
Mary is unrecorded in the 1828 Census. However, Nicholas is entered. [Ref C0767] Cavillon, Nicholas, 27, CF, Broxbornebury, 1814, baker at Parramatta.
Cavillon was perhaps Mary's married name and this may cause the confusion regarding the indents. She was Transported with her son, Nicholas Cavillon accompanying her! Nicholas would have been 12 or 13 when she was Transported. In 1822, Mary was still a convict and was actually assigned to her son Nicholas then aged 21.
MARY CAVILLON was indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of William Dean, about the hour of three in the afternoon, on the 5th of December , Mary the wife of William Dean, and others of his family being therein, and feloniously stealing, two shirts, value 10 s. the property of William Dean, and two shirts, value 5 s. a neck handkerchief, value 1 s. a hat, value 3 s. a great coat, value 10 s. and a pair of half boots, value 2 s. the property of Joseph Dean. She was found guilty and sentenced to Death, which was reprieved.
Mary was a convict. Although she is not listed on the ship's indent, later records such as musters show that she sailed with her son Nicholas on the ship "Broxbornebury' which departed England on 22 Feb 1814 and arrived at Port Jackson on 28 Jul 1814. It is thought that Mary was listed on this voyage as 'Isabella Phillips'. It is not known for certain whether this is correct or why she might have called herself by this alias. (One explanation is that she felt some embarrassment at her plight, so change it, and after she came to Sydney and realised that most other people were in the same boat, reverted to her real name). Another strand to the story is that there was an Isabella Phillips convicted at the Old Bailey on 14 Jul 1813 for a similar offence. Perhaps Mary's name was simply accidentally omitted from the ship's indent.