Maria Martin

Life Span

Female median life span was 53 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Shop lifting
Convicted at:	Central Criminal Court
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Gilbert Henderson
Departure date:	10th December, 1839
Arrival date:	24th April, 1840
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 183 other convicts

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 143 (73)
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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Penny-Lyn Beale on 31st March, 2022 wrote:

1839 - Trial; 21 October 1839. Transported for “larceny” [Shop Lifting and stealing a piece of lawn]

1840 - Indent No; 302. Name; Maria Martin. Status; Widow. Child 15 years of age ONBOARD

1840 - 6 August. Stealing 28 yards of silk. Sentence; 2 years.

1845 - Ticket of Leave. 19 August 1845

1846 - Free Certificate - 25 November 1846

Penny-Lyn Beale on 31st March, 2022 made the following changes:

gender: f, crime