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Crime
Transportation
John Felmingham was transported on the Mary, departing 15th Dec 1829 and arriving 10th Apr 1830 with 168 passengers.
Built 1811, Ipswich,England 361 tons. 1817 Journey On Monday arrived the ship Mary, Capt. ORMON, from Calcutta, with merchandize—Passengers, Captain FAITHFUL and Lieut. HAMILTON: this vessel has brought 6 male prisoners from India, destined for Port Jackson; to which place it is expected she will sail to-morrow. Hobart Town Gazette, 24 May 1817. Ship News. On Thursday arrived from Calcutta, via Derwent, the ship Mary, Captain Ormon, with a various cargo. -Passengers from Calcutta, Captain Faithfull and Lieutenant Hamilton:-The Mary sailed from Calcutta the 23d of February, and left the Pilot the 1st of March. Sydney Gazette, Sat 7 Jun 1817. -------------------------------------------------- Convicts who sailed on the 'Mary' direct from Ireland - 1819 & 1836 - are currently being listed, incomplete data to date.
Mary (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 260 |
| 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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"3 x Great Grandfather"
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Convict Notes
NOTICE. This is to give notice, that my wife, Sarah Ann Felmingham, has left her home without any just cause ; and that therefore I will not be answerable for any debts she may contract. John Felmingham. Hobart Town, Oct. 11, 1852. Tasmanian Colonist, 28 Oct 1852.
Tasmanian Records. Will of John Felmingham. https://stors.tas.gov.au/AD960-1-10_169 John refers to Ann Long, as “his dear friend”. He died 5 June 1875. See Will for full details.
ANN LONG was born on 01 Jun 1829 in New Norfolk, Derwent Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia. She died on 21 Oct 1881 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. She met JOHN FELMINGHAM I. He was born on 02 Feb 1811 in Eccles, Norfolk, England. He died on 05 Jun 1875 in Spring Bay, Tasmania, Australia. Notes for John FELMINGHAM I: Sentenced to Life on 28 March, 1829 in Suffolk, England for breaking and entering. Transported from England on the Mary, departed December 15,1829, arrived April 10, 1830. 1 CONT Police no. 398 1 CONT Had received a ticket-of-leave by 1841. John FELMINGHAM I and Ann LONG had the following children: i. SUSANAH2 FELMINGHAM was born on 11 Mar 1855 in Spring Bay, Tasmania, Australia. She died on 16 Mar 1855 in Port Sorell, Tasmania, Australia. ii. CHARLES WILLIAM FELMINGHAM was born on 07 Apr 1857 in Spring Bay, Tasmania, Australia. He died on 10 May 1940 in Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia. 2. iii. EMMA ELIZABETH FELMINGHAM was born on 09 Apr 1861 in Spring Bay, Tasmania, Australia. She died on 03 Aug 1919 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. She married Richard NANCE on 24 Jan 1884 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. He was born on 14 May 1857 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. He died on 20 Nov 1932 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. iv. ROBERT HOLMES FELMINGHAM was born on 26 Apr 1863 in Spring Bay, Tasmania, Australia. He died in Dec. v. THOMAS JOHN FELMINGHAM was born on 01 Mar 1865 in Spring Bay, Tasmania, Australia. He died on 08 May 1928 in Tasmania, Australia. vi. GEORGE GRIST FELMINGHAM was born on 15 Apr 1867 in Tasmania, Australia. He died on 18 Oct 1914 in Western Australia, Australia. vii. PERCIVAL JOHN FELMINGHAM was born on 06 Jul 1870 in Tasmania, Australia. He died on 07 Apr 1956 in Victoria, Australia. He married Hannah May JONES on 27 Aug 1892 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. She died in Dec. viii. ANNIE JANE FELMINGHAM was born on 27 Jul 1872 in Spring Bay, Tasmania, Australia. She died on 16 Jun 1910 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. She married Hugh Newton CHESTER on 21 Dec 1895 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. He died in Dec. SOURCES Probate Last Will and Testament John Felmingham AD960-1-10_168 and AD960-1-10_169 Ancestry.com. Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi. Kemsley, James H. - Windows on the Tree - The Felmingham Connection (Kemsley Press Publishers, 1989)
Norfolk Chronicle Norfolk, England 11 Apr 1829 NORFOLK LENT ASSIZES John Brown aged 17, & Thomas Dyball pleaded guilty to, and John Felmingham, aged 21, was charged with having feloniously broken into the dwelling-house of Thomas Willis, of Acle, shopkeeper, and stolen twenty yards of cotton cord, twelve pair of worstead stockings, and other articles, his property on the 21st of February last, & Thomas Benstead was charged with having received the same, knowing it to have been stolen.___Benstead was acquitted, and Felmingham found guilty, and judgment of Death recordeed against him. ________ Thomas Dyball arrived NSW Per Sarah 1829. No ship found for John Brown. John Felmingham was listed as 22 years old on arrival. Place of Birth: Eccles, Norfolk. Occupations: Bricklayer/stone mason & Plaisterer. John was single, 5'6ÂĽ" tall, fair complexion, light brown hair, light brown thin whiskers, light blue eyes. 1830-32 Musters: Public Works 1833-35 Musters: Post Messenger. 15/3/1839: TOL 16/3/1842: CP 8/7/1845: Recommended CP extended to all countries not in Europe. 12/6/1846: Approved. 10/6/1835: Permission to marry Eleanor Elizabeth Wright (free). 21/9/1836: Married Eleanor Wright at Campbell Town. Children: 1838: William d 24/8/1877 1838 Sarah Ellen d 29/8/1881 1841: Eliza d 24/1/1842 2/2/1844: Ellen(Eleanor) Felmingham died in childbirth, death registered Hobart - wife of a publican. 5/3/1845: Married Sarah Ann Ashton or Myers, she was 18, he was 33, a widower and a Licensed Victualer. Children: 25/10/1846: John d 1928 Sarah Anne Ashton died 1919. 5/6/1875: John Felingham died at Spring Bay, Tas., aged 64.
John received a full pardon in 1854 and moved to Brushy Plains near the toenship of Buckland.He built the Travellor's Rest Hotel, later named the Buckland Inn.