Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Day was transported on the Lucy Davidson, departing 10th Jul 1829 and arriving 29th Nov 1829 with 101 passengers.
Lucy Davidson (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 106 |
| 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 |
Claims
"My 3x Great Grandmother"
Convict Notes
Family connections for Mary (Day) are: DAY Mary (Day nee Morgan) was born on 16 11 1801 at Cork Ireland & at some point became a fruitere & publican. She married Henry (Day) at St Martins in the Field Westminster; who had deserted her before her trial. She was tried for stealing books probably at Old Bailey in 1829, sentenced to 7years, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 29 11 1829 after a voyage of 4.5months on LUCY DAVIDSON: she had been married & had children. On 4 11 1834 she obtained permission to marry secondly Charles (Chamberlain his second marriage) at St Matthews CofE Windsor & produced 2children; she was Catholic. She was issued her Certificate of Freedom on 11 4 1836. She produced 2known children in her lifetime. [Some details taken from this Website] Charles (Chamberlain) was born about 1772/82. He served in British Army for 16years. He was tried for highway robbery at Leicester Assizes Leicestershire, sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 7 2 1814 after a voyage of 6months on GENERAL HEWITT; he was Protestant. He was asessed for his Ticket of Leave in 1822 when he was working for George M (Woodhouse) at Airds. He started a first relationship with Mary (Earle her second relationship-while still with her husband) & later married her. He is recorded in 1828 as farmer with his family at Richmond with 25acres & again in 1831. He was Free by Servitude by 1828. He wa Free by Servitude when he married with permission Mary (Earle her second marriage) on 6 7 1829 at St Peters CofE Richmond. He was issued his Conditional Pardon on 16 10 1834. He was issued his Certificate of Freedom on 27 4 1837. He was recorded in 1841 at March St Richmond Cumberland Windsor. He died on 11 5 1875 age about103 father of 4children at his sons residnce Mount Robinson/Robertson Naomi River Narrabri. [Some details taken from this Website] Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry Mary Day, age on arrival, 27, per Lucy Davidson (1829), Tried London England, 1829, 7 years, for Stealing books. DOB 1802, native place, Cork City. Married, 2 children. Catholic. Trade, Fruiterer publican.
Convict Permission to Marry. Charles Chamberlain, General Hewitt, Age 52, Life, T. of L. and Mary Day, per Lady Davidson, age 32, 7 years, Bond; Married; children. Date of permission, 4 Nov 1834, Revd. H.T. Stiles. --------------------------------------------------- Convict Index. Mary Day, per Lucy Davidson, 1829, Certificate of freedom, 11 Apr 1836. 36/0205.
Permission to marry Charles Chamberlain who was transported on the General Hewitt. He was 52, she was 32 when granted permission. Married in St Matthew’s church Windsor. Her maiden name was Mary Morgan. She had married Henry Day in St Martins in the Field Westminster. During her trial for stealing books, she stated that her husband had deserted her. Known children of Mary and Charles Chamberlain are William Andrew Chamberlain and Thomas Chamberlain, both born in Richmond NSW in 1840s. Information sourced from Old Bailey website, Ancestry and Birth and Marriage certificates.