Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Hill was transported on the Providence, departing 6th Jun 1821 and arriving 7th Jan 1822 with 103 passengers.
The ship named 'Providence' was built in Calcutta, India in 1808. 649 tons. The 1811 voyage brought many convicts from Ireland to Australia. 73rd Regiment. Also several free settlers. 5-6 deaths on voyage. The ship was lastly scuttled at St. Martin's, Isle of Scilly in 1833.
Providence (generic)References
| Primary Source | A calendar of all the Crown prisoners confined in HM Gaol in the Castle of Lancaster- 1820 |
| 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
Along with two other young women (Mary Crawley, 19 and Martha Pennington, 17) and three young men (John Burrows, 19, Samuel Jones, 20, and John Johnson, 21), she asaulted and robbed Patrick Griffiths of his pocketwatch on the highway at Liverpool. All had death sentences reprieved. Her other two female accomplices were set to Millbank jail and pardoned after 4 years.
1821 – Source; CON40-1-5 Index No; 48 Trial; March 1821 Transported for “Highway Robbery" [Black on Indent] 1826 - 31 July. Reported by her husband to be repeatedly absent from his service.