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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Neville was transported on the Providence, departing 6th Jun 1821 and arriving 7th Jan 1822 with 103 passengers.
The ship named 'Providence' was built in Calcutta, India in 1808. 649 tons. The 1811 voyage brought many convicts from Ireland to Australia. 73rd Regiment. Also several free settlers. 5-6 deaths on voyage. The ship was lastly scuttled at St. Martin's, Isle of Scilly in 1833.
Providence (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 35 (19) |
| 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
Lancaster Assizes. Edw. Ford, and Mary Neville, for a burglary, at Wigan. Lancaster Gazette, 22 March 1817.
Mary was a single woman of Wigan, convicted of stealing from Ann Winstanley. She had already served a number of past sentences. Despite being listed as single, she had been married, possibly widowed or separated and had another child, Jane whilst either in jail at Lancaster or on the journey to the convict ship or just prior to sailing. Jane travelled with Mary to New South Wales and was baptised in the June after arriving. After this time, Jane was placed in an orphanage and later, industrial school. Mary was sent to Parramatta and worked there as a servant for a William Wicks. Mary saught permission to marry convict blacksmith Richard Reid (also Read) (ship- Tyne) at St Johns, Parramatta in 1823 where they married in June, Mary was officially assigned to her husband that September and they lived at Castlereagh Street in Sydney. In 1825, the couple were still in Sydney and had had a son, also Richard the year before. The relationship with Richard however must have broken down around 1826 as Mary was returned to the female factory 1st class by her master (not her husband). Later in 1826 she was acquitted of arranging for a burglary and of receiving stolen goods due to lack of evidence. Mary received her certificate of freedom in February 1827. At that time she was described as a house servant, age 32, 5ft 8 inches (very tall for that time), a fair, ruddy and freckled complexion, dark brown hair, hazel eyes and a native of Sheerness, Kent. Soon after, in 1828 she had another son Charles- no father is listed. At this time Mary with baby son Charles was living and working as a servant for a William Elsworthy on Cumberland Street in Sydney- she had returned to using the surname Neville.
Colonial Secretary Index. NEVILLE, Mary. Per "Providence", 1822. 1823 Jun 4 Re permission to marry at Parramatta (Reel 6010; 4/3508 p.437) 1823 Sep 24 On list of prisoners assigned (Fiche 3291; 4/4570D p.90) --------------------------------------------------- 4 June 1823. Re permission to marry at Parramatta; listed as Reid. Richard Reid, Convict Tyne, and Mary Neville, convict Providence. Revd. Samuel Marsden, Parramatta, the usual letter, dated 4 June 1823.
Mary Nevell appears on 1828 census age 30 years F/S servant in Cumberland St Sydney other surnames Esworthy