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Matthew Stark was transported on the Mary, departing 28th Aug 1821 and arriving 23rd Jan 1822 with 176 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 | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 101 (52) |
| 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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Matthew Stark, Kingston upon Hull, mariner, charged upon the oath of Ann Marshall, with feloniously assaulting her on the King's highway on the inst. at Sutton, in the East Riding, and taking from her person one shilling, one halfpenny, and one cup, her property. Yorkshire Gazette, 13 Jan 1821. MATTHEW STARK, was tried and convicted of robbing Ann Marshall, (who goes about selling caps) the King's highway, between Sutton and Hull, Is. 3d. and cap. The prisoner had stick in one hand and knife in the other, but he used no violence or threat.—The Jury pronounced a verdict of GUILTY. Yorkshire Gazette, 24 Mar 1821. Monday morning the following convicts left York castle, in order delivered on board the Laurel hulk, lying up the river below Portsmouth: William Mortimer, James Pearson. John Thomas Smith, Samuel Smith, Job Leach, alias Kershaw, Samuel Gatehouse, John Ogden, David Frudd, John Mountain, Thomas Smith, Matthew Stark, John Noblet, and James Lumby, to be severally transported during the term of their natural lives: ... Sheffield Independent, 19 May 1821.