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Nicholas Lacey was transported on the Tellicherry, departing 31st Aug 1805 and arriving 15th Feb 1806 with 161 passengers.
The 'Tellicherry' - built in 1796 at Thames, England for the East India Company. 467 tons. One sailing to Australia - Ireland to New South Wales in 1805, arriving 1806. 125 (or 130) male and 35 female prisoners, 2 children - 6 deaths. Many on the men on board were political prisoners. Departed from Cork, Ireland. (The register of these persons is NOT yet complete on this website - a work in progress.) In 1807 the Tellicherry was shipwrecked off the coast of the Philippines. The men were rescued and made their way to Manilla.
Tellicherry (generic)References
| Primary Source | colonial secretaries papers, 1815, 1820 |
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Convict Notes
Nicholas married Ann Mobbs in 1817. Ann was the daughter of William Mobbs (Convict, 1797, "Barwell") and had come to the colony free, with her mother on the "Earl Cornwallis" in 1801 when they followed William. They are mentioned together in the 1822 census: Lacey, Nicholas, free by servitude, Tellicherry, 7 years, landholder, Parramatta. Lacey, Ann, came free, Cornwallis, wife of above. And again in the 1828 Census: Page 228 [Ref L0008] Lacey, Nicholas, 51, free by servitude, Tellicherry, 1803, 7 years, settler, Field of Mars. [Ref L0009] Lacey, Ann, 34, came free, Earl Cornwallis, 1800. There seem to be no children.
He held land at Pennant Hill, married ann mobbs memorial sent to Governor Macquarie, 1820.