Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Thomas Mayes was transported on the Mary, departing 28th Aug 1821 and arriving 23rd Jan 1822 with 176 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.
Mary (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 98 |
| 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 |
Claims
"Thomas was a Great-great-great Grandfather on my paternal Grandmother's side"
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Convict Notes
Crown Court. Thomas Mayes, and Thomas Josselyn, for stealing goods and chattels, the property of Dr. Drake, of Hadleigh.— Suffolk Chronicle, 7 April 1821.
Permission 26 Mar 1827, Sydney. Thomas Mays, per Mary, age 25, Life, Bond, and Jane Graham, per Janus, age 23, Came free, Free. Rev. J. D. Lang. Marriage 2 Apr 1827, Thomas Mays and Jane Graham were married at Sydney or Elsewhere, NSW. (Familysearch)
Married Jane Graham from the Shoalhaven District. She was the daughter or William Graham, convict from Dumfries Scotland. One child, Margaret Mays.