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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Pryce Morris was transported on the Guildford, departing 31st Jul 1811 and arriving 18th Jan 1812 with 214 passengers.
The ‘Guildford’ was built on the River Thames, England in 1810. Used as a Convict Transport ship to Australia - voyages 1812, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1829. The ship was lost at sea near Singapore in 1831, loosing all aboard.
Guildford (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 51 (27) |
| 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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"Pryce is my g,gg, grandfather"
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Convict Notes
Family connections for Pryce (Morris) are: Some amendments added Nov 2025. MORRIS Pry/ice (Morris) was born about 1780/3. He was tried for stealing in 1809 at Montgomery Wales Summer Assizes & sentenced to 6weeks gaol. He was tried again for sheep stealing at Montgomery Wales Summer Assizes on 7 4 1810, sentenced to death reprieved to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 31 3 1812 after a voyage of 7months on GUILDFORD. He was an emancipist when he married Mary (Spears age16) on 7 9 1818 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. He was recorded in 1821 as a settler. He was recorded in 1827 & 1828 as a labourer with his family on 30acres at Portland Head. He was recorded in 1830 as a farmer. He died in 1867 age87. Mary (Spears) was born on 6 6 1802 (1803 according to Smees records) & baptised on 3 7 1803 age1 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She was often referred to as Mary (Craft) in reference to her stepfather Joseph (Craft). She is recorded with her family in 1828 at Portland Head. She was baptised again on 13 8 1829 age27 at St Marys RC Sydney-a practice undertaken when Catholic services became available. She died on 14 3 1888 age85. Details of Mary (Spears)s family are given in entry for Sarah (Robinson EARL CORNWALLIS 1801) on this Website. Price (Morris) & Mary Robinson (Spears/Craft) produced at least 6children: 1.Sarah (Morris) was born on 25 3 1820 at Lower Branch & baptised on 4 2 1821 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. She is recorded with her parents in 1828 at Portland Head. 2.Elizabeth (Morris) was born on 26 10 1821. She is recorded with her parents in 1828 at Portland Head. 3.Price (Morris) was born on 4 1 1824. He is recorded with his parents in 1828 at Portland Head. 4.William (Morris) was born on 26 8 1826 at Lower Branch & baptised on 15 10 1827 age13m at St Johns CofE Wilberforce. He is recorded with her parents in 1828 at Portland Head. 5.Mary (Morris) was born on 6 8 1828 at First Branch & baptised on 28 3 1830 age19m at St Thomas CofE/Wesleyan Sackville Reach. She is recorded with his parents in 1828 at Portland Head. 6.Matilda (Morris) was born on 7 8 1830 at head of the Branch & baptised on 12 12 1830 at St Thomas CofE/Wesleyan Sackville Reach. She died on 8 3 1901 age69. Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
Price is aged 45 on the 1828 census, this would give a birth date of 1783, previously recorded as 1780
Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: Page 275... [Ref M3035] Morris, Price, 45, ticket of leave, Guildford, 1812, life, Protestant, labourer, Portland Head, 30 acres, 25 acres cleared, 25 acres cultivated, 6 horned cattle. Morris, Mary, 25, born in the colony. Morris, Sarah 9 born in the colony. Morris, Elizabeth, 7 born in the colony. Morris, Price, 4 born in the colony. Morris, William, 2 born in the colony. Morris, Mary, ½, born in the colony.
On 7th September 1818 at St Matthews Church, Windsor, Pryce married Mary Spears. Mary was the daughter of William Spears (NSW Corps, 1801, "Earl Cornwallis") and Sarah Robinson (Convict, 1801, "Earl Cornwallis"). Mary was also known as Mary Craft because her long standing, step-father was Joseph Craft (Third Fleet Convict, 1791, "Albermarle"). Name: Price Maurice Spouse Name: Mary Craft Marriage Date: 1818 Marriage Place: New South Wales Registration Place: Windsor, New South Wales Registration Year: 1818 Registration Number: 1 Volume Number: V A
In 1809 Pryce was convicted of larceny at the summer Montgomery Assizes and sentenced to imprisonment for 6 weeks. He was then convicted at the Spring 1810 Montgomery Assizes for sheep stealing and received a death sentence. This was commuted to a term of transportation for life on 07 April 1810. He was Transported as 1 of the 200 convicts aboard the ship 'Guilford' or 'Guildford', departing England August 1811 and arriving in NSW 18 January, 1812.