Caroline Kensey

Caroline Kensey, one of 80 convicts transported on the Harmony, 12 May 1827

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Caroline Kensey
Aliases:	none
Gender:	f

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1792
Occupation:	Housemaid
Date of Death:	1850
Age:	58 years

Life Span

Female median life span was 58 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Horse theft
Convicted at:	Essex Assises on 10 July 1826
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Harmony
Departure date:	12th May, 1827
Arrival date:	27th September, 1827
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 79 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 175 (89)
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Anonymous on 1st April, 2012 wrote:

Wife of Abraham Kensey. Arrived per "Harmony" Port Jackson 1827. Had 5 childern with William Billingsley. Lived at property of William Balcombe, died at "Reevesdale" Bungonia

Convict Changes History

Anonymous on 1st April, 2012 made the following changes:

date of birth 1792-00-00, date of death 1850-00-00, gender f