Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Ann Peters was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 28th Mar 1840 and arriving 13th Jul 1840 with 214 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 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 173 (88) |
| 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 |
Claims
"Mary Ann (Pickford) Peters is my great X 3 grandmother."
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Convict Notes
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Non-Annotated Printed Indentures 1840-1842 From Bristol Married protestant with 1 male child. Could read and write. Was a shoe binder and housemaid. Guilty of uttering base coin (forgery). Tried 5/10/1839 one previous conviction of 2 years. 5' 4" sallow and freckled complexion, brown hair and grey eyes. William Peters - prisoner out 11 years There is a William Peters from Bristol arrived per ship Claudine in 1829 received 14 yrs tried on 27/4/1829. ToL no 36/297 dated 8/3/1836. Was at Windsor
Mary ann came to Australia with her son Henry William Peters aged about 10 years old