Maria Middleton

Maria Middleton, one of 133 convicts transported on the Nautilus, 25 April 1838

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Maria Middleton
Aliases:	none
Gender:	f

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1807
Occupation:	Dairymaid
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Female median life span was 53 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 10 years

Crime:	Stealing from the person
Convicted at:	Hereford Quarter Sess.
Sentence term:	10 years
Ship:	Nautilus
Departure date:	25th April, 1838
Arrival date:	29th August, 1838
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 131 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 267 (135). Tasmanian Archives - convicts.
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Nell Murphy on 10th October, 2016 wrote:

Maria MIDDLETON was convicted at Hereford on 13 Mar 1838 for stealing money from a person. Convicted before. 10yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) per the ‘Nautilus’ arriving 1 Sept 1838.
Ship Surgeon’s report: “well behaved and clean”.

Single woman; aged 31 yrs; dairy maid; 5’.
Native place: Shropshire, England.

Assignments of service work in the Colony of VDL.
6 Apr 1840: Charged with receiving stolen goods. Fully committed for trial in the Hobart Supreme Court. Guilty. Further 14yrs added to sentence. Sent to the Female House of Correction, Hobart for 2 yrs and her conduct to be reported.
31 Aug 1842: Misconduct. 3mths at the Wash Tubs, House of Correction.
4 Nov 1845: Ticket of Leave granted.
30 Mar 1848: Drunk & disturbing the peace. Fined.
1849: Conditional Pardon (not to return to United Kingdom).
19 June 1854: Certificate of Freedom.

Single woman

Convict Changes History

Nell Murphy on 10th October, 2016 made the following changes:

source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 267 (135). Tasmanian Archives - convicts. (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 267