Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Morris was transported on the Sovereign, departing 15th Apr 1829 and arriving 3rd Aug 1829 with 121 passengers.
Sovereign (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 40 |
| 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
1829 - New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents Name; Mary Morris [Elizabeth Eglin] Age; 36. Widow. 2 Children - ONE with her Native Place; Yorkshire; Trade; Laundress Offence; Stealing Gown Date of Trial; 19 Jan 1829 Sentence; 7 years - 2 previous convictions Height; 5 ft 2 in UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, Surgeon; George Fairford Case No; 28 Ship; Sovereign - 1829. 119 female convicts and 22 children. Name; Mary Morris - Infant. Aged 11 weeks. At Woolwich 27 March Surgeon's Notes; Elizabeth Morris the mother was delivered of this child in ??? goal, Lancashire while under sentence of transportation for stealing a gown. She says she was ordered to wean the child when it was only 3 weeks old, to qualify her for embark mentation ......... The child came on board in an emaciated state and it had diarrhea, the mother said it had always been a weakling since weaning ..... The Captain had the kindness to spare a little milk daily for its food. After the lapse of a few weeks it began again to emaciate and was continually whinnying. .... Discharged; DIED; on the 9 August