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Transportation
Peter Ferries was transported on the Countess Of Harcourt, departing 16th Mar 1824 and arriving 12th Jul 1824 with 174 passengers.
Ship of 517 tons, built in India 1811. Voyages to NSW and VDL 1821, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1828. Researchers please note that sailings direct from Ireland to Australia are not recorded under British data, and therefore not all details of people are on this web site (they are being added in, by volunteers, so please check thoroughly or send a message on community fb if you have queries).
Countess Of Harcourt (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 122 |
| 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
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/7/121823 - 1825 Prisoner name(s): Mary Carruthers (or McLeary) and Peter Ferries. Prisoner age: Ferries aged 16. Court and date of trial: Glasgow Circuit Court September 1822 (Carruthers) Aberdeen, 1823 (Ferries) Crime: Carruthers: Theft (reset), with her husband. Ferries: Burglary and theft. Initial sentence: Carruthers: Transportation for seven years. Ferries: Transportation for life. Gaoler's report: Carruthers has conducted herself in an orderly and industrious manner. Annotated (Outcome): Carruthers: Refused 1823. To be pardoned after serving a sentence of three years' imprisonment 1825. Ferries: Refused. Petitioner(s): Mary Carruthers (or McLeary), the prisoner. Peter Ferries, the prisoner, with 45 supporting signatures. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Carruthers was delivered for transportation but the medical officer refused to accept her on board due to her ill-health. She was returned to Glasgow prison. Her husband has been transported. She is the mother of three young children who are suffering through her confinement. She regrets the offence which was committed under the influence of her husband. Medical reports confirm that her health is deteriorating during her confinement. Ferries is a young man of good family aged 16, the prisoner was influenced by a publican with a bad record who introduced him to bad company. The offence of which the prisoner was convicted involved the theft of a few items of little value. He admitted his guilt.