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Betty Mason

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Summary

Born
Jan 1765
Conviction
Stealing money
Departure
May 1787
Arrival
Jan 1788
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Betty Mason
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1765
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown
Aliases: Elizabeth Mason

Crime

Crime: Stealing money
Convicted at: Gloucester Assizes
Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 13th May 1787
Ship: Friendship
Arrival: 21st Jan 1788
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Betty Mason was transported on the Friendship, departing 13th May 1787 and arriving 21st Jan 1788 with 107 passengers.

This convict ship, being 274 tons and 75 feet long was one of the light weight ships in the fllet and was skippered by Master Francis Walton. Built in Scarborough in 1784, she carried 76 male and 21 female convicts. During her return voyage to England her crew came down with scurvy and with insufficient crew to man her, she was scuttled in the straights of Macassar. The survivors were transferred to the Alexander.

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Primary Sourcehttp://www.firstlanding.com.au

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Convict Notes

Eric Harry Daly avatar
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on 12th January 2013

Betty/Elizabeth Mason was tried at Gloucester, Gloucestershire on 23 March 1785 for stealing a purse and gold coins with a value of 315 shillings. She was sentenced to transportation for 14 years having been originally sentenced to death, and left England on the Friendship aged about 22 at that time (May 1787). Her year old son died on 29 September 1787.On 29 August 1789 sentenced to receive 25 lashes for making a frivolous complaint.Married Richard Hawkes on 14 February 1790.