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Walter Heness was transported on the Mary, departing 28th Aug 1821 and arriving 23rd Jan 1822 with 176 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 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 93 (48) |
| 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
Tuesday, the eighteen undernamed male convicts were removed from the Gaol in this city, to the Hulk lying in Portsmouth Harbour, viz.;— Thomas Holmes, Thomas Jones, Sam. Callaway, Thomas Diamond. L Morgan, James Clements, Waller Heness, Henry Stephens, Jas. Neagles, Samuel Hollister, Jonathan Dart, Henry Bartlett, Wm. Dwyer, John Tomlinson, Henry Harris, Wm. Pittman, Charles Baker, and Samuel Williams. Bristol Mirror, 16 June 1821.
Bristol Assizes. ... T. Holmes, Isaac Burke, Walter Heness, William Hoirell, Ann Leyland, and Sarah Leyland, for a burglary in the house of Allies.—Acquitted. ... Walter Heness and Sarah Thorn were charged with feloniously and burglariously entering the dwelling-house of the Rev. T. T. Biddulph. The evidence in this case was very clear, and both prisoners were found Guilty.—Death. Bristol Mirror, 14 April 1821.
In the England and Wales Criminal Register 1791-1982 at Ancestry, page 391 Walter Heness is mentioned twice. On line 8 he is accused of burglary and acquitted, BUT on line 1 he has been accused of burglary and found guilty and sentenced to death. At Find My Past in their England and Wales, Crime and Punishment 1770-1935, in a petition to the king George R, Walter Heness has been found guilty of “feloniously and burglariously broken and entered the dwelling house of one Thomas Tregenna Biddulph and stealing the goods and chattels of Thomas Tregenna Biddulph therein” his sentence is commuted from death to transportation for Life to the colony of New South Wales or some one or other of the Islands adjacent. This record at FMP is a 3 page document and Walter Heness appears on page 2.