Summary
Born
Jan 1811
Conviction
Larceny from a person (including picking pockets)
Departure
Apr 1848
Arrival
Aug 1848
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information
Name: Mary Ann Merton
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1811
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Potter/Potter's boy
Crime
Convicted at: Middlesex, Clerkenwell Quarter Sessions
Sentence term: 10 years
Transportation
Mary Ann Merton was transported on the Tory, departing 26th Apr 1848 and arriving 6th Aug 1848 with 170 passengers.
Built 1842 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 512 Tons. Three (3) sailings transporting convicts to Australia: 1845; 1846/47 & 1848. Passengers on the 1846 voyage are still being listed, on this site. Please note this if searching records.
Tory (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 302 |
| 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
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Mary Ann Merton, 37 yrs, single, can read, a potter, convicted of stealing from the person, sentenced to 10 yrs at Cold-Bath-Fields on the 16 Mar 1848. Once previously convicted. Prison Registers and Statistical Returns - page 189 1843-1850 HO 24/12