Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Henry Pearce was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 13th Jul 1829 and arriving 14th Dec 1829 with 200 passengers.
Built at Harwich in 1811 a square-rigged transport ship of 443 tons and copper lined she had two decks with a height between decks of 5 ft. 8 ins. In 1818, she had a major refit increasing the decks (and convict carrying capacity) to three. She was owned by the London firm of F. & C.F. Mangles.
Surrey Or Surry (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 119 (62) |
| 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
Henry Pearce's great granddaughter, Dorothy Pearce, Social Worker, (Sandy Bay, deceased 2013), travelled back to the London Hospital to reimburse them the £5 that was 'surly theirs' as a result of the lead that Henry had stolen from the roof over 100 years before! Henry was only 15 years old when he was convicted and sent to Port Arthur. I am his great, great, great granddaughter- granddaughter (maternal) of Molly Mildred Pearce. I have more information if required. At the very least, Henry was intelligent and an entrepreneur and by all accounts a 'survivor' of starvation in London, and then the brutal conditions of Port Arthur, at the same age that my own son is now! Kind regards, Kathi Horton (née Laidlaw). My mother was Lynnette Irene Featherstone.