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Transportation
Henry Rooth was transported on the Mary, departing 25th May 1819 and arriving 26th Aug 1819 with 161 passengers.
Built 1811, Ipswich,England 361 tons. 1817 Journey On Monday arrived the ship Mary, Capt. ORMON, from Calcutta, with merchandize—Passengers, Captain FAITHFUL and Lieut. HAMILTON: this vessel has brought 6 male prisoners from India, destined for Port Jackson; to which place it is expected she will sail to-morrow. Hobart Town Gazette, 24 May 1817. Ship News. On Thursday arrived from Calcutta, via Derwent, the ship Mary, Captain Ormon, with a various cargo. -Passengers from Calcutta, Captain Faithfull and Lieutenant Hamilton:-The Mary sailed from Calcutta the 23d of February, and left the Pilot the 1st of March. Sydney Gazette, Sat 7 Jun 1817. -------------------------------------------------- Convicts who sailed on the 'Mary' direct from Ireland - 1819 & 1836 - are currently being listed, incomplete data to date.
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| Primary Source | NSW Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849 |
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Convict Notes
1824, 19 February: Henry ROOTH – Certificate of Freedom #116/1973 – slater; 30, 5’6¼”, sallow complexion, scar on left cheek, sandy brown hair and hazel eyes; native place Co Carlow. Remarks: “Sent to Port Macquarie 11 April 1823 for the remainder of his original sentence for running away from Emu Plains (see NSW, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867). Subsequent Certificates of Freedom were issued to Henry Rooth: • On 27 January 1825, No 125/3127; • On 6 November 1828, No 28/910; • On 19 August 1833, No 33/1915; and • On 24 August 1842, No 42/1470 (see NSW, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867). 1825: Henry ROOTH – free by servitude – Mary 1819, Port Macquarie (see NSW and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849, New South Wales General muster M-Z 1825).
1819: Henry ROOTH 28, native of Co Carlow, 5’6½”, fair sallow complexion, dark sandy hair and hazel eyes (see NSW, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842; Bound Indentures 1818-1819).
The following is from https://www.jenwilletts.com/: 1820, April: Henry ROUTH is on a list of prisoners transported to Newcastle on the "Elizabeth Henrietta". He is described as a shingler; tried at Wexford in 1817, and sentenced to seven years transportation. See Colonial Secretary's Correspondence, Copies of Letters Sent; series NRS 937; Reels 6004-6016. 1828: Census - Henry Rooth, free by servitude; carpenter aged 30; employed by George Townshend, at Paterson's Plains
CRIME: Having arms concealed (see NSW Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849)
OCCUPATION: Slater TRIED: Lent 1817 (see NSW Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849)