Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Lydia Shaw was transported on the Grenada, departing 25th Sep 1824 and arriving 23rd Jan 1825 with 82 passengers.
Grenada (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 185 (94) |
| 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 |
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Convict Notes
Originally sentenced to death at Warwick Assizes in 1824 at the age of 17. She was the daughter of Oliver Shaw and his wife Lydia, nee Batcher Her father was a licensed victualler and she was my 3xGt Grandaunt
On 14th May 1828, Lydia married Samuel Davis. Samuel was the son of the Welsh marine, Evan Davis and his wife Grace. The Davis family came free on Dromedary in 1810. In the November 1828 Census, Lydia is living with her husband Samuel and his mother Grace (Evan deceased). Lydia, Davies, 22, GS, Grenada, 1824, wife of Samuel [D0304 - page 116] Lydia and Samuel had a family of 10 over the next 20 years. He died in 1855 and she died in 1871.