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Transportation
Mary Hughes was transported on the Kitty, departing 31st Dec 1791 and arriving 18th Nov 1792 with 32 passengers.
The 'Kitty' merchant built ship at Sunderland in 1787. In 1790 she carried slaves from the Gold Coast to Jamaica. Then in 1792 she transported convicts and goods from England to New South Wales, Australia. Voyage to Australia: After leaving England in March 1792 she sprung a leak and had to return to Spithead for repairs, departing again in April. 8 of the 10 male prisoners escaped. Only 30 female convicts, 3 died during the voyage. Carried supplies of stores and provisions for the Colony.
Kitty (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 174 https://www.digitalpanopticon.org/life?id=obpt17911026-15-defend186 |
| 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
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Date of Conviction; 26 Oct 1791 THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE OLD BAILEY Born; 1771 Description; Aged 21. 5 feet 4 inches Brown hair dark Eyes Sallow Complex: Born in the West of England Single Woman Tried; 26th October 1791. Age 20. 395. MARY HUGHES was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of September , one silver watch, value 40 s. a steel chain and seal, value 1 s. one half crown piece, and 6 d. the property of James Mann , privily from his person ......... GUILTY, of stealing, not privately . Transported for seven years . Tried by the first Middlesex Jury before Mr. Justice HEATH.