Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Edward Meyrick was transported on the Princess Charlotte, departing 3rd Jul 1824 and arriving 9th Nov 1824 with 139 passengers.
Princess Charlotte (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 153 (78) |
| 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
"Edward Meyrick was my 3X great grandfather, settling in Lara, Victoria."
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Convict Notes
Edward was born in 1795 in Shropshire, England.
31/3/1824 Hereford Journal Herefordshire, England: OXFORD CIRCUIT Death Recorded—Edward Meyrick for stealing five sheep from meadow in the liberties this city, the property of Mr. W. S. Prosser. 1830-33 Musters: Assigned to Mr. G. Clark 31/5/1830: Permission to marry Elizabeth Broadway (Mermaid 1828). 6/9/1830: Married at Hobart Town - 10/12/1831: Son John Edward born, he married Margaret Grahen/Grehen, who died 1882 at Lara (they had 8 children) - John died 7/5/1905 at Lara, Vic. 1835 Muster: TOL 16/11/1836: CP 15/3/1838: Free Pardon. No date of death found for Edward.
Billeted out to early settler's farm as farm hand. He and fellow convict, Elizabeth Broadway, overheard bushrangers plotting to kill the farmers so rode back to farm to warn them. Both convicts were pardoned and wer granted permission to marry in 1830. They had 1 daughter (Cath Meyrick) born in 1835 in Tasmania. In 1840 they moved to Little River, Victoria (btwn Melbourne and Geelong), where Edward worked as cart and dray man, escorting people to the goldfields.