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Transportation
Bridget Everett was transported on the Henry Wellesley, departing 17th Jul 1837 and arriving 22nd Dec 1837 with 140 passengers.
304 ton ship built in India in 1804.
Henry Wellesley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 97 (50). Norfolk, England, Bishop and Archdeacon Transcripts of Parish Registers, 1600-1935 for marriages November 1802 NSW, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842, NRS 12189, Item X640, Microfiche 730, pages 225 & 226. NSW & Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849, General Muster D-J 1837, NSW & Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849 List of Convicts (incomplete) 1839 NSW a |
| 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
Annotated Printed Indentures: aged 55, Estimated Birth Year 1782, can read, Methodist, Married with 4 male & 2 female children, Native Place Norfolk, Trade Country Servant, Conviction 8 March 1837 for Receiving Stolen Wheat, No previous convictions, Remarks: Lump on back of left hand. Husband, Samuel Everitt, a prisoner to Hobart Town 10 years ago, sentence life.
Bridget was born Bridget Flint c1780 in Great Ellingham, Norfolk UK. Bridget married Samuel Everett in 1802. Samuel was sentenced to life transportation for stealing and sent to Launceston, Tasmania (VDL)in 1827. Bridget herself was sentenced to 14 years transportation for receiving stolen wheat ten years later in March 1837 and arrived in Sydney in December 1837. Bridget was disembarked in early January 1838 and assigned to Dr James Mitchell, a well known Sydney doctor. In October 1839 she was sent to Launceston on board the 'Caroline' to be assigned to her husband Samuel who, by this time, had received a Pardon. Samuel died in 1843 and Bridget was recommended for a Pardon in 1845. At some stage Bridget returned to Sydney and married a John Bourke in 1852. Bridget died as a result of an accident in near Berrima, NSW in April 1854 and is buried at Christ Church, Bong Bong NSW.