Mary Pittam

Summary

Born
Jan 1807
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Oct 1834
Arrival
Mar 1835
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Mary Pittam
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1807
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Aliases: Mary Overy [Married[

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Northampton Assizes
Sentence term: Life

Voyage

Departed: 30th Oct 1834
Ship: New Grove
Arrival: 27th Mar 1835
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Mary Pittam was transported on the New Grove, departing 30th Oct 1834 and arriving 27th Mar 1835 with 165 passengers.

385 - 490 ton vessel. The 1834 voyage to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Australia had 165 female transport women, 5 free women and 28 children. Five births during the voyage, 2 babes being stillborn. No deaths of adults. Ship Surgeon, Dr. George Rowe was replaced at Scilly, due to ill health, by David Thomson. Arrived VDL 27 March 1835.

New GroveNew Grove (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 459 (231)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
Level 338
on 9th October 2025

1839 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS Pittam, Mary. Ship/free: New Grove Marriage to: Overy, Thomas. Ship/free: Eliza Permission date: 8 Feb 1837 & 11 Jun 1839 & 13 Apr 1840 CON52/1/1 Page 139 & CON52/1/1 Page 140

sam avatar
Level 2
on 22nd June 2015

Married Thomas Overy b.1807 in Ash, Sandwich, Kent one of the Kentish Swing rioters. Married 29 June 1840 in Hamilton, Tasmania