Charlotte Lester

Charlotte Lester, one of 213 convicts transported on the Surrey, 28 March 1840

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Charlotte Lester
Aliases:	Todd, Tedd
Gender:	f

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1803
Occupation:	Housemaid
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Female median life span was 53 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 10 years

Crime:	Man robbery
Convicted at:	Leicester Boro' Quarter Sessions
Sentence term:	10 years
Ship:	Surrey or Surry
Departure date:	28th March, 1840
Arrival date:	13th July, 1840
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 212 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 178
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

Tony Beale on 28th November, 2021 wrote:

New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Non-Annotated Printed Indentures 1840-1842
From Leicestershire Widow protestant who could read and write. tried 14/10/1839 one previous conviction of 2 years. 5’ 3 1/2” ruddy complexion, dark brown hair and grey eyes. C50195

Tony Beale on 28th November, 2021 wrote:

New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts’ Applications to Marry, 1826-1851 Granted 27/9/1841
Charlotte Lester 38 Bond (10yrs) per ship Surrey to marry Joseph Tedd 41 ToL (14yrs) per ship Lady Harwood(2) Rev H H Bobart Parramatta.

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Marriages

302/1841 V1841302 25C TODD JOSEPH LESTER CHARLOTTE CB (Church of England Parramatta, St John’s)

Convict Changes History

Tony Beale on 28th November, 2021 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1803 (prev. 0000), gender: f, occupation, crime

Tony Beale on 28th November, 2021 made the following changes:

alias1: Todd, alias2: Tedd