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Transportation
William Scarfe 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.
Mary (generic)References
| Primary Source | NSW Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849 |
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Convict Notes
NSW 1828 Census index. William Scarff, age 26, F.S. Mary, 1821, 7 years, protestant, Fencer to C.L Browne, Patricks Plains district.
Colonial Secretary index. SCARFE, William. Per "Mary", 1819 1824 Feb 5 On list of persons proposed to be sent to Hobart (Reel 6012; 4/3510 p.289) 1824 Feb 9 Prisoner to proceed to Hobart per "Woodlark" (Reel 6012; 4/3510 p.303) 1824 Feb 9 Had testified before the Court of Criminal Jurisdiction. Embarked on "Woodlark" to serve remainder of sentence in Hobart; name crossed out (Reel 6019; 4/3522 p.14)
1825: William SCARFE – free by servitude – Mary 1819, labourer at Wilberforce (see NSW and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849, New South Wales General muster M-Z-L 1825).
1824, 4 March: William SCARPE (SCARFE) – Certificate of Freedom #39/1906 – labourer; 22, 5’9½”, sallow complexion, dark brown hair, blue eyes; native place County Wexford (see NSW, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867).
1819: William SCARFE 17, 5’9 ¼”, fair ruddy complexion, brown hair and hazel eyes (see NSW, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842; Bound Indentures 1818-1819).
TRIED: Lent 1817 (see NSW Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849).