Mary Cockhead

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Summary

Born
Jan 1783
Conviction
Theft - larceny
Departure
May 1827
Arrival
Sep 1827
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Mary Cockhead
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1783
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Housekeeper/cook
Aliases: Maria Cockhead, Mary Gardner

Crime

Convicted at: Middlesex Gaol Delivery
Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 12th May 1827
Ship: Harmony
Arrival: 27th Sep 1827
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Mary Cockhead was transported on the Harmony, departing 12th May 1827 and arriving 27th Sep 1827 with 80 passengers.

Details for the ship Harmony Ship Name: Harmony Rig Type: S. Built: St. Johns Build Year: 1818 Size (tons): 373 Notes: Source:Website http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/index.php Original sources:Sources The National Archives (TNA) : HO 11/6, pp.491-497 Bateson, Charles & Library of Australian History (1983). The convict ships, 1787-1868 (Australian ed). Library of Australian History, Sydney : pp.360-361, 386

HarmonyHarmony (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 177 (90) NSW State Archives: Gaol Entrance Books: NRS-2514-1- [4/6431] Reel 851
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Margaret Jones avatar
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on 1st July 2025

Maria COCKHEAD per the Harmony 1827 in the Sydney Gaol 23/05/1829 having been given up by her master; admitted to the 1st class at Parramatta Female Factory, 26/05/1829

D Wong avatar
221
on 22nd July 2019

Morning Post London, England 16 Jan 1827: OLD BAILEY.—Monday, Jan. 15 Mary Cockhead, aged 34, was indicted for stealing divers articles of Plate, &c, value 30/. and upwards, the property of John Housman.

D Wong avatar
221
on 22nd July 2019

Old Bailey: MARY COCKHEAD, 34, defendant name in trial of MARY COCKHEAD, Theft > theft from a specified place, 11th January 1827. Before Lord Chief Baron Alexander. MARY COCKHEAD was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of December, 6 shirts, value 3l.; 5 towels, value 15s.; 18 spoons, value 9l.; 2 pairs of trousers, value 2l.; 3 table cloths, value 30s.; 3 waistcoats, value 1l.;... Mary Cockhead was listed as 44 years old on arrival. Native Place: London. Mary was literate, protestant, married with 1 child, 4'10½" tall, sallow and pock marked complexion, brown to grey hair, dark brown to hazel eyes, wart or wen over left eyebrow. Assigned to A. Browne, Dawes Battery. 26/1/1830: Permission to marry John Gardner (Mangles 1820). 1830: Married at St. James, Sydney.