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Transportation
Mary Moss was transported on the Coromandel And Experiment, departing 31st Oct 1803 and arriving 7th May 1804 with 338 passengers.
Coromandel And Experiment (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 351 (175) |
| 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
Family connections for Mary (Moss) are: MOSS Mary (Moss) was born about 1784. She was tried at Lancaster Quarter Sessions, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 7 5 1804 after a voyage of 6months on EXPERIMENT. She married Matthew Andrew (Elkin/s his first marriage) on 4 2 1805 at St Johns CofE Parramatta & produced 1child. She died on 4 2 1807 age23 & was buried as Mre Mary (Elkin), at St Johns CofE Parranatta. [Some details taken from this Website] Matthew Andrew (Elkin/s) was born on 26 1 1780 & became a shoemaker. He was tried for stealing money from Squire (Clark) at Chester Great Sessions Chestershire on 17 4 1797, sentenced to death commuted to 7years, held on a hulk & arrived in NSW on 14 8 1802 after a voyage of 7months on PERSEUS. He was recorded in 1806 as Free by Servitude as a shoemaker at Parramatta & was known to have bee a shoemaker at Portland Head about 1816. He had a second relationship with Cathe/arine (Wilbow) whom he married on 23 3 1818 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. He died on 5 2 1834 age53/4 father of 6children & was buried at (St Matthews CofE?) Windsor. [Some details taken from this Website] 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.
In the colony, Mary married Matthew Andrew Elkin (Convict, Perseus, 1802). They were married February 4th 1805 at Parramatta, Samuel Marsden presided. Muster record 1806... [Ref A3220] Mary Moss, Experiment. With Matthew Elkin, Parramatta. [Ref A1404] Matthew Elkin, Perseus, FBS, Shoemaker at Parramatta. The couple had a daughter, Ann, born in 1805. Mary died in 1807 and Matthew then married Catherine Smith.