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Personal Information
Transportation
Sarah Hopwood was transported on the Mary, departing 13th Apr 1835 and arriving 7th Sep 1835 with 181 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 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 28. State Records Authority of NSW, (Butts of Certificates of Freedom NRS 12210, Archive Roll 1010) |
| 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 |
Claims
"Second Great-grandmother"
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Convict Notes
Brian Smith has made many changes, name, voyage, dates which are incorrect. Ship Mary 5 in 1835 for Sarah Hopwood, Prisoner No. 35/43, Trial 2 Feb. 1835 in Central Criminal Court
Certificate of Freedom No.42/158 dated 3 February 1842, Trade: Housemaid, Year of Birth 1815, Native Place: Shropshire, Offence: Stealing from Master, Date of Trial: 2 February 1835
Born in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England in 1815. She was transported in 1835 for a term of 7 years for theft of 7 books and other small items with her friend Susan Hickien who received the same sentence. Sarah was released in 1842 and married Job Stone on 27 Sep 1842 at St. Andrews Parish, Sydney, Cumberland County, New South Wales, Australia. They had many children and she died on 22 Sep 1896 at Walton St, Brunswick/Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and is buried in the Melbourne General Cemetery.