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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Chambers 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 176 |
| 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
New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867 (NRS 12210) Butts of Certificates of Freedom 1848 February 1 no 48/74. Sent to Parramatta June 1848 New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts' Applications to Marry, 1826-1851 Refused 6/2/1841 Mary Chambers 23 Bond (7yrs) per ship Surrey refused to marry Walter Meyers 25 Free (7yrs) per ship Mary (4) Rev William Hamilton Goulburn. Chambers stated she was married with 1 child on arrival.
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Non-Annotated Printed Indentures 1840-1842 From Cumberland married protestant who could read and write and had 1 male child. Tried 31/12/1839. 5' 3" fair ruddy and freckled complexion, sandy brown hair and hazel grey eyes, C48/74