Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Emma Pool was transported on the Henry Wellesley, departing 23rd Sep 1835 and arriving 7th Feb 1836 with 122 passengers.
304 ton ship built in India in 1804.
Henry Wellesley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 167 (86) |
| 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
"Emma Jane was my 2 x great grandmother on my father's side. She married fellow convict William Park"
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Convict Notes
There was an earlier Marriage Permission for Emma. Convict Permissions to Marry. 1825-1851. Henry Hodgson, per Exmouth, age 20, 7 years, Free, and Emma Pool, per Henry Wellesley, age 20, 7 years, Bond. Date of permission: 3 Aug 1837, Maitland, Rev. J. Garven.
Convict Permissions to Marry. 1825-1851. William Parke, per Susan (2), age 21, sentence, 7 years, T. of L. and Emma Pool, per Henry Wellesley (1), age 23, 7 years, Bond. Date of permission, 29 Sep 1840, Newcastle, Revd. C.P.N. Wilton.
Emma was born in 1816 at Madeley, Shropshire and was convicted at Stafford Quarter Session for stealing clothes from the dwelling-house of Joseph Sykes, at Birmingham, such as a handkerchief, a woollen shawl, etc. at the age of 19. Emma requested permission to marry fellow convict William Parke, which was granted when they married at Hexham, Newcastle, Christ Church in 1840. This union produced 11 children. Emma received her Certificate of Freedom on the 21st of June 1843. Emma passed away on 21 November 1886 at Gunnedah, New South Wales.
Above information on marriage is incorrect, Emma married William Park (1836 Susan) not William Parker (1834 Susan).
15/4/1835 Wolverhampton Chronicle and Staffordshire Advertiser Staffordshire, England: SENTENCES OF THE PRISONERS Emma Pool, for stealing from the dwelling-house of Joseph Sykes, at Birmingham, a handkerchief, a woollen shawl, etc. 21/6/1843: COF At Newcastle: Permission to marry William Parker (Susan 1834) aged 21, TOL - Emma Poole, age 23. (No date given). 1840: Married at Hexham, Newcastle, Christ Church. Listed as PARKE on the NSW BDM.