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Transportation
Epsaby Dam was transported on the Lord Sidmouth, departing 7th Sep 1822 and arriving 27th Feb 1823 with 98 passengers.
A Barque built in Jersey (Briton) 1815. Tonnage 194. Built by Matthew le Boeuf. Three (3) voyages to Australia transporting convicted persons. (The 1821 does not yet have complete details on this web site.)
Lord Sidmouth (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 199 (100) |
| 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
On Sunday evening Mr. Joel Lott, miller, in the employ of Mr. Barker missed a black hen and a clutch of five chickens, as they did not come home to roost; while standing at his own door he heard the hen and chickens in the adjoining yard, kicking up a dust ; he cleared the fence at a bound, and found a woman named Mary Bowman with a bag under her arm containing the lost hen and her brood; he seized upon the bag, when two men who were standing near, named Daniel Kilburn and Gilbert Cox, attempted to rescue them; assistance was (called, and they were all taken into custody. M. J. has lost 30 fowls within six weeks. Sydney Gazette, 20 Dec 1836.
She was tried as Epsaby Dam - in Australia she went under the name of Mary Bowman. 26/4/1822 Stamford Mercury Lincolnshire, England Epsaby Dam, for stealing shoes and leather from George Ridd, guilty on trial— The said William Withers and Ann the wife of Robert Withers, for the same offence, not guilty on trial.—The said Epsaby Dam, William Withers, and Ann the wife of Robert Withers, for stealing one knife and six pounds' weight of bacon from James Lawson, not guilty on trial. www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/ConvictsDetails.aspx?convict_id=3065 Convicts Details Epsaby DANN Of:Holbeach Crime: Stealing a bushel of coals from William Slator, John Molecey and Joseph Mawby; and stealing 2 high top shoes and 1 lb weight of leather from George Pidd of Fleet, cordwainer. Dann was only sentenced on the first crime. Trial Date: 18/04/1822 Sentence: 7 Years Other Remarks: Single woman. She was also accused of stealing a knife and 6 lbs weight of bacon from James Lawson of Fleet, butcher, but was found not guilty of that offence. Two of Dann's lodgers, William Withers, labourer, and Ann, the wife of Robert Withers, labourer, were also accused of the three crimes but were found not guilty. Another lodger, John Green, labourer, was also accused of the crimes against Slator, Molecey and Mawby, and Lawson, but did not appear at the court. Colonial Secretary Papers: DAM, Epsaby. Per "Lord Sidmouth", 1823 1824 Apr: Re permission to marry at Campbelltown (Reel 6012; 4/3510 p.623) *No marriage found. 24/10/1829: COF 9/1/1837 Sydney Monitor: FRIDAY JANUARY 6TH. Mary Bowman, Daniel Kilburn and James Cox charged with stealing a hen and five chickens, and the last prisoners as accessories after the fact. Kilburn was discharged, Mary Bowman and Cox found guilty. Bowman to be transported for two years and Cox Ironed gang for two years. 6/1/1837: Tried at Sydney QS for Larceny, sentenced to 2 years - was sent to Moreton Bay per 'Isabella' July 1837 15/3/1839: Sent back to Sydney from Moreton Bay.