Summary
Personal Information
Transportation
Martha Purl was transported on the Coromandel And Experiment, departing 31st Oct 1803 and arriving 7th May 1804 with 338 passengers.
Coromandel And Experiment (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 357 (178) |
| 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
"Martha m Hugh Devlin & raised Hugh’s g nephew John William Devlin-my hsb is a descent."
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Convict Notes
In 1838, Martha Devlin (nee Purl/Pearl) gave Hugh a son. Martha was 54 years old. John William Devlin grew into a wise and gentle man, and married Charlotte Freeman in 1862. He fathered nine children, and a large family grew. John did well in business, and was a strong supporter and contributor in the community, a trait he passed to his children. He died aged 85. New South Wales Deaths 1788-1945 Registration number: 5330; Record set: New South Wales Deaths 1788-1945; Subcategory: Civil Deaths & Burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: Australia & New Zealand; Obituary https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/85873970?browse=ndp:browse/title/W/title/192/1923/06/01/page/8933574/article/85873970#
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161472111/hugh-devlin Hugh and Martha buried together
1812 Oct 24 On list of prisoners for Newcastle per "Estramina" (Reel 6003:4/3492 p.162) - as was Hugh Devlin 1813 Dec 16 Permitted to return to Sydney on a one month pass (Reel 6003:4/3492 p.295) 1814 Jan 8 Prisoner at Newcastle Re: Remission of Devlyn's sentence. (Reel 6004:4/3493 p.8)
17/8/1801 Salisbury and Winchester Journal Wiltshire, England: SALISBURY Deborah Frazier, Martha Purl, G. Dando, T. Cohner, S. Taylor, and R. Feltham, for various burglaries, also received sentence death, but were reprieved. Most records refer to her as Martha **PEARL** 3/8/1804: Was a witness at the wedding of Rowland Edwards and Jane Fletcher at Parramatta. Listed as 'Pearl'. 1805: Married Hugh Devlin (Friendship 1800) at St. John's, Parramatta - they appear to have had no children. 1808: CP 1810: Certificate of Freedom. 1812: Convicted for clandestine distilling - fine levied and paid into the Police Fund, 1828 Census: Farmers at Richmond, she was 48 and Hugh was 60. 1859: Martha died aged 75 - registered in Penrith. Hugh died the same year aged 95.