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Martha Jones was transported on the America, departing 30th Dec 1830 and arriving 9th May 1831 with 198 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 20 Aug 1829. Page 2. Shipping Intelligence. On Tuesday last arrived, from London, the ship America, Captain Donald, with 168 male prisoners. Surgeon Superintendent, Alexander Stewart, Esq. R. N. The guard consists of a detachment of the 63d Regiment, under the command of Adjutant Montgomery. Passengers, Mrs. Montgomery and two children. 168 Mustered, 8 Died on voyage; Total 176 Embarked. 1831 Voyage - Source; The Hobart Town Courier. SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1831 Arrived on Monday the 9th. instant the convict ship America, Robert Donald, Esq. Commander, from London 6th. January, with, 186 females. Passengers, Mr. Capon, Chief Constable of the Island, Mr. and Mrs. Davies, Surgeon and Superintendent, Dr. Thomson, R. N.; brings also some Commissariat stores. The Surgeons Journal for 1830-1831 voyage: https://www.femaleconvicts.org.au/docs/ships/SurgeonsJournal_America1831.pdf
America (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 549 (277) |
| 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
1839 - Burials in the Parish of New Norfolk No; 392. Name; Martha Cupit Abode; New Norfolk. When buried; 5 March 1839 Age; 29 years Ship’s Name; America. Quality or profession. Hospital Patient
1831: On arrival in VDL, she was 21, single and a housemaid. Her native place was Swansea, Glamorgan (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON19-1-12$init=CON19-1-12p44). 1833, 20 September: “Absent without leave and returned to the Factory for assignment in the interior” (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON40-1-5$init=CON40-1-5p199). 1835, 12 October: George Cupit, per Katherine Stewart Forbes (1832), and Martha Jones, per America (1831), received permission to marry (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON52-1-1p015j2k). However, there is no record of their marriage in VDL. 1837, 11 September: Her name is on a list of prisoners who have been granted a Ticket of Leave (see The Hobart Town Courier, 15 September 1837, p2). After 11 September 1837?: An undated entry on her Conduct Record says “Dead”. It's also possible that she died before the notification of her ToL was published.
1830, 12 August: Convicted at Surrey for stealing £1 from a person (see England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892; England; Surrey 1830).