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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Henry Chiddy was transported on the Lady Kennaway, departing 2nd Jun 1836 and arriving 12th Oct 1836 with 302 passengers.
The 'Lady Kennaway' was built in Calcutta in 1817. A large ship of 584 tons. Transported convicted prisoners to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in 1834, via Cork, Ireland. Other voyages, to New South Wales, in 1836 and Van Diemen's Land in 1851. Image acknowledgement to Grosvenor Prints. Painted by J.W. Huggins.
Lady KennawayReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 279 (142) |
| 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
sentenced to 3 months for larceny in a local Bristol UK prison when he was 12 years old. Then sentenced to 7 years transportation to Australia in 1836 following theft of candles.
Henry was born C1820 and was the son of Henry Chidgey/Chiddy and Mary Griffiths. He was 14-16 years old when convicted. Crime not found. 1841: TOL 2/9/1842: COF 26/9/1851: Married Mary Brandon at St Johns, Campbelltown, NSW. They had 12 children. Mary was an Irish Orphan girl who was born in 1834 at Ballylongford, Ireland. Mary died 17/12/1902 aged 67, of Enteritis and Cardiac failure. They settled on a farm on Tin Kettle Creek. 8/6/1909: Henry died aged 89 at Picton, NSW. Both Henry and Mary are buried at Upper Picton.