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Voyage
Transportation
Hannah Maddocks was transported on the William Pitt, departing 30th Jun 1805 and arriving 11th Apr 1806 with 124 passengers.
604 ton ship. 1805 sailing from Portsmouth, England. 1 male (Henry Perfect) and 120 female prisoners. 4 deaths on voyage plus 3 children. 1 female passenger discharged before sailing. The ship arrived at Port Jackson, New South Wales on 11 April 1806.
William Pitt (generic)References
| Primary Source | Exeter Flying Post (newspaper) 26 March 1801 p.4 Bath Chronicle 2 March 1801 page 4, col 3 SR-NSW - Convict indent "William Pitt"; and NSW Musters 1822, 1823, 1825. NSWBDM Death registers, marriage register. |
| 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
Hannah Maddocks (reported in newspaper as "Maddox") was tried of the same crime of burglary at the same Devon Assizes at Exeter as one William "Maddox"/Maddocks. Both Hannah and William "Maddox" were given a sentence of death but were reprieved. It is likely they were married to each other. William has no record of arrival in NSW, and when Hannah married in NSW in 1811, she called herself a "widow". This was the usual polite way of getting around the problem of a living spouse in England. 1811 - MARRIED to James Newton of Kissing Point, registered 30 March 1811 at St Phillips, Sydney. He was listed as widower, and farmer. Both made their marks, as did witnesses Richard Porter and Mary Hutchinson. Husband James Newton arrived "Royal Admiral" in 1800, aged 43 years on Indent record. Tried Salford in Lancaster and received 7yr sentence. Newton had a ticket of leave by 1806 and was renting land at kissing point, renting land jointly with Joseph Middens, who rented 30 acres. Two other Kissing Point residents were their marriage witnesses - Mary Hutchinson's first husband James Weavers had a grant there since 1792 and had died there in 1805, Richard Porter had a land grant there from 1802; and Mary Hutchinson and Richard Porter were also both witnesses at the 1807 marriage of James Newton's farming partner, Joseph Fidden. The couple married themselves in 1811, three months after Hannah Maddocks and James Newton. 1814- Hannah and James Newton at Kissing Point. Convict servant Matthew Healey per "Three Bees" arrived 1814. 1823 - James newton "age 40" died - NSWBDM 1825 Muster - Hannah Newton, widow, Kissing Point 1825 - Hannah Newton "age 58" died - NSWBDM
Hannah was convicted at Devon Lent Assizes 1801, and yet did not arrive in Australia until 1806. What happened during the intervening 5 years?