Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Martha Ogden was transported on the Fortune And Alexander, departing 31st Dec 1805 and arriving 12th Jul 1806 with 309 passengers.
Fortune And Alexander (generic)References
| Primary Source | Manchester Mercury - Tuesday 07 May 1805 p.4, column 6. |
| 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
Convicted at the New Bayley Court House, Salford as part of the Lancaster Quarter Sessions- Martha Ogden for stealing calico out of the warehouse of Mr J Davenport of this town, she had already served jail sentences in 1803 and 1804. In New South Wales, Martha married Thomas Davis at St Johns, Parramatta in March 1807. She received her certificate of freedom in August 1812. Musters throughout the next decades show the couple remained at Parramatta. Martha died in October 1831, aged 67 and was buried at St James Pitt Town.
Last week, the following female convicts were re- moved from Lancaster Castle, and put on board the ship- Alexander, lying at Long Reach, near Gravesend, bound to New South Wales; viz. Sarah Moss, Elizabeth Brooks, Ann Webb, Elizabeth Buffey, Elizabeth Peterson, and Martha Ogden. Lancaster Gazette, 21 Dec 1805.