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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Davis was transported on the Providence, departing 6th Jun 1821 and arriving 7th Jan 1822 with 103 passengers.
The ship named 'Providence' was built in Calcutta, India in 1808. 649 tons. The 1811 voyage brought many convicts from Ireland to Australia. 73rd Regiment. Also several free settlers. 5-6 deaths on voyage. The ship was lastly scuttled at St. Martin's, Isle of Scilly in 1833.
Providence (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 40 |
| 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
Warwickshire Assizes. Mary Davies, aged 50, Edward Bates, aged 70, and Amelia, the wife Wm. Booth, aged 40, charged with putting away, at Birmingham, on the 24th July last, 20 forged notes, of the Bank of England, each. Leicester Chronicle, 14 April 1821. A reprieve has been received for Edward Bates, Mary Davies, William Lawley, and Thomas Watts, sentenced to death at the late Warwick Assizes, for passing forged notes. Aris’s Birmingham Gazette, 14 May 1821.
there is a Mary Davis age 56 T/L listed as wife George St Sydney, other surnames Williams and a Mary Ann Davis came free on Providence age 13 also living in George St.