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Mary Meredith was transported on the Mary, departing 3rd Jun 1823 and arriving 5th Oct 1823 with 127 passengers.
Built 1811, Ipswich,England 361 tons. 1817 Journey On Monday arrived the ship Mary, Capt. ORMON, from Calcutta, with merchandize—Passengers, Captain FAITHFUL and Lieut. HAMILTON: this vessel has brought 6 male prisoners from India, destined for Port Jackson; to which place it is expected she will sail to-morrow. Hobart Town Gazette, 24 May 1817. Ship News. On Thursday arrived from Calcutta, via Derwent, the ship Mary, Captain Ormon, with a various cargo. -Passengers from Calcutta, Captain Faithfull and Lieutenant Hamilton:-The Mary sailed from Calcutta the 23d of February, and left the Pilot the 1st of March. Sydney Gazette, Sat 7 Jun 1817. -------------------------------------------------- Convicts who sailed on the 'Mary' direct from Ireland - 1819 & 1836 - are currently being listed, incomplete data to date.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 65 (34) |
| 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
Convict Assignments. 12 Mar 1825, Mary Meredith, per Mary, assigned to Elizabeth Lear, resident at Pitt Street. 14 Mar 1825. Mary Meredith, per Mary, assigned to William Davis, resident at Sussex Street. Convict Applications to Marry. George Jones, per Mariner, age 26, 7 years, Bond; and Mary Meredith, per Mary 3, age 27, 7 years, Bond. Requested by Revd. S. Marsden, Parramatta, 9 Jan 1826. Convict Index. Mary Meredith, per Mary 1823, Certificate of freedom, 5 Jul 1830, No 30/0451.
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 08 February 2023), January 1823, trial of MARY MEREDITH (t18230115-22). MARY MEREDITH, Theft > theft from a specified place, 15th January 1823. Before Mr. Justice Burrough. 193. MARY MEREDITH was indicted for that she, on the 18th of December , being servant to Thomas Bray , did steal in his dwelling-house, four shirts, value 18 s.; eight handkerchiefs, value 12 s.; two coats, value 12 s.; two blankets, value 10 s.; two table cloths, value 5 s.; a waistcoat, value 6 s.; a quilt, value 5 s.; two tea spoons, value 5 s.; a shawl, value 3 s.; a shift, value 2 s.; a petticoat, value 2 s.; a towel, value 1 s., and two pin-cloths, value 2 s. , his property. THOMAS BRAY . I rent a house in James-place, St. Pancras ; the prisoner lived servant with me. On the 18th or 19th of December, in consequence of missing property, I sent for the constable between ten and eleven o'clock in the morning - she was then out, she came home soon after, and was searched - a waistcoat was found concealed under her clothes, which is my son's. I provide him with clothes. CHARLES COUSINS . I am a constable. I was fetched. The prisoner came home between eleven and one o'clock - I told her she was suspected of having taken the property, and that she must go up stairs with me; she did so; I asked if she had any property about her; she said, No - I found the waistcoat under her gown, tied up by her petticoat string. She began to cry, and begged her master's forgiveness. GUILTY. Aged 22. Of stealing to the value 1 s. only . Transported for Seven Years.