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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Jane Nicholson was transported on the Pyramus, departing 8th Oct 1831 and arriving 5th Mar 1832 with 149 passengers.
Pyramus (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 205 (105) |
| 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
Jane was assigned to Thomas Shepperd Darling Nusery in 18/7/1835 and 11/7/1837 to George Boyle White. Records Newcastle Goal. 4ft 11 inches, stout built, fresh complexion.
The following female convicts have been put on board the Pyramus, Woolwich, to be transported agreeably their respective sentences, viz. Elisabeth Ross, Jane Nicholson and Eliza Stanley.—For Life. Elizabeth Stanley, for Fourteen Years,— Mary Burns, Mary Clewley, Elizabeth Corfield, Sarah Shervington, Caroline Batkin, Maria Eaves, Elizabeth Parsons, and Hannah Ebbon for seven Years. Leamington Spa Courier, 24 Sep 1831.
New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts' Applications to Marry, 1826-1851 Granted 11/2/1837 Jane Nicholson 32 Bond (life) per ship Pyramus granted to marry William Newman 28 ToL (7yrs) per ship Surry Rev G K Rusden Maitland NSW BDMs Marriages Registration number 1835/1837 V18371835 21 Groom's Family Name NEWMAN Groom's Given Name(s) WILLIAM Bride's Family Name(s) NICHOLSON Bride's Given Name(s) JANE District CT (Church of England Black Creek; Bulwarra; Cloden; East Maitland; Hinton; Hunter District; Maitland; Morpeth; West Maitland)
Jane's parents were Thomas and Martha Nicholson. She was born in Birmingham, England, one of 6 siblings. She married William Newman in Black Creek, New South Wales in 1937 and in 1939 they had a son, John.