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Transportation
Mary Taylor was transported on the Morley, departing 17th May 1820 and arriving 30th Sep 1820 with 124 passengers.
The "Morley" was built on the Thames, England in 1811. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Morley in 1817, 1818, 1820, 1828 and 1829 and to Van Diemen's Land in 1820 and 1823. 1829 Voyage. 200 Male English Convicts. Commander; Harrison. Richard Lewis; Surgeon Superintendent arrived 2 Dec 1829. All convicts survived the voyage.
Morley (generic)References
| Primary Source | A calendar of all the Crown prisoners confined in HM Gaol in the Castle of Lancaster. Lancashire Archives QJCP1 |
| 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
Mary had tried to use two forged £1 bank notes as payment to Ann Collins and Mary Mason and had another in her possession at Manchester. She left Lancaster Castle with 11 other Lancaster convict women at the end of April 1820 and was put onboard ship on the 28th of that month. Ship surgeon Thomas Reid described the Lancaster women as displaying 'riotous conduct and mischievous behaviour'.The year of arrival, Mary was in the female factory and was still there the next year. By 1822 and also in 1825, she was recorded as the wife of baker Richard Carter (ship- General Stewart) in Sydney. Mary was sent to the female factory in September 1825 for being illegally at large. She officially married Richard in November 1826 at St Johns, Parramatta (they were common law until this time). She received a ticket of leave in 1827, at which point she was described as a native of Cheshire and a servant, 4ft 11 tall with a fair ruddy complexion, sandy brown hair and brown eyes this was rescinded in 1829 when she was accused of adultery by her husband. Richard legally separated from Mary at this stage, announced in the newspaper (though calling her Ann rather than Mary) permitting her an allowance.