Summary
Personal Information
Transportation
Margaret Southern 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 352 |
| 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
"Margaret is my GGGG Grandmother (I'm descended through her daughter Ann 'Nancy' Parkes)."
"Margaret is my 5x great grandmother, through Sarah Parkes, Walter Stores, Hannah Stores, Bertha Grace Mills, Lorna Mills and my father Richard May."
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Convict Notes
Names of the female convicts removed from the Castle of Lancaster and put board the ship Experiment, at Spithead, bound to New South Wales. Margaret Mason, alias Moore, Mary Allen, Mary Nuttall, Mary Dooley, Hannah Walworth, Ann Bradwell, Margaret Broughton, Elizabeth Fox, Mary Moss, Catharine Williams, Margaret Southern, and Mary Duggan. Lancaster Gazette, 3 Dec 1803.
Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: Page 350… [Ref S2063] Sparks, John, 50, free by servitude, Barwell, 1797, 7 years, Protestant, nailor, Upper Pitt Street, Sydney. [Ref S2064] Sparks, Margaret, 45, free by servitude, Experiment, 1803, 7 years. [Ref S2065] Sparks, Sarah, 19, born in the colony. [Ref S2066] Sparks, John, 15, born in the colony. [Ref S2067] Sparks, Anne, 14, born in the colony. [Ref S2068] Sparks, Joseph, 13, born in the colony. [Ref S2069] Sparks, Esther, 12, born in the colony. [Ref S2070] Sparks, James, 9, born in the colony. [Ref S2071] Sparks, William, 8, born in the colony. [Ref S2072] Sparks, Isaac, 5, born in the colony. [Ref S2073] Sparks, Thomas, 3, born in the colony. [Ref S2074] Sparks, Mary, 2, born in the colony.
1822 Muster: Parks, John, free by servitude, Barwell, 7 years, landholder, Sydney. Parks, Mary, 15, born in the colony. Parks, Sarah, 13, born in the colony. Parks, John, 12, born in the colony. Parks, Ann, 10, born in the colony. Parks, Joseph, 8, born in the colony. Parks, Esther, 7, born in the colony. Parks, James, 6, born in the colony. Parks, William, 3, born in the colony. all children of above. Suthers, Margaret, free by servitude, Experiment, 7 years, wife of J. Parks, Sydney.
Margaret was transported on the "Experiment" and arrived in the colony; June 24th 1804. In the colony, Margaret had a de facto relationship with John Parkes (Convict, Barwell, 1798). This long lasting relationship commenced around 1806. The couple had 12 children between 1807 and 1827. This family included William “Fighting Bill” Parkes born 1816 and a famous athlete for the period.