Martha Salisbury

Martha Salisbury, one of 149 convicts transported on the Pyramus, 08 October 1831

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Martha Salisbury
Aliases:	none
Gender:	f

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1788
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	1840
Age:	52 years

Life Span

Female median life span was 53 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Chester City Pleas of Crownmote
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Pyramus
Departure date:	8th October, 1831
Arrival date:	5th March, 1832
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 148 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 199 (102)
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Penny-Lyn Beale on 17th February, 2021 wrote:

New South Wales, Australia, St. John’s Parramatta, Burials
No; 232
Name; Martha Salisbury
Abode; Parramatta. General Hospital
Date of death; 1840, 29 Jan
Date of burial; 1840, 1 Mar
Age; 52
Details; Per ship; Pyramus
By Whom Ceremony was preformed; H H Bobart
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Convict Changes History

Penny-Lyn Beale on 17th February, 2021 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1788 (prev. 0000), date of death: 1840 (prev. 0000), gender: f