Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Taylor was transported on the Providence, departing 6th Jun 1821 and arriving 7th Jan 1822 with 103 passengers.
The ship named 'Providence' was built in Calcutta, India in 1808. 649 tons. The 1811 voyage brought many convicts from Ireland to Australia. 73rd Regiment. Also several free settlers. 5-6 deaths on voyage. The ship was lastly scuttled at St. Martin's, Isle of Scilly in 1833.
Providence (generic)References
| Primary Source | UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951 for Lancaster Gaol Register of Crown Cases 1820-1826 |
| 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 stolen clothing at Manchester belonging to James Booth. She had born in Carlisle and was an unmarried servant. She was described whilst in Lancaster Castle as having a fresh complexion with grey eyes and brown hair. She was stoutly built, 5ft 3 tall and had a severe burn mark under her chin and another on left arm. She already had two previous convictions at Salford in 1818 and 1819. Mary was sent to the female factory on arrival where it was noted her proper name was 'Johnson'. I April 1822, she absconded from her employer Mr Spode at New Norfolk and was on the run for a month before she was captured and sentenced to hard labour for a month and fed only on bread and water for a week and had to sit weekly in the stocks. Mary married fellow convict John Smith (ship- Maria) in August 1822. She had been returned to the female factory at the time of the 1823 muster and whilst there in October of that she she was given a week on bread and water for adding water to the yarn she had been made to spin to increase its weight and get off work sooner. By 1827, Mary was employed at the hospital and from here, she absconded in June, and was found in the house of John Blundell, a Constable, earning her another week in the cells. Mary was given her certificate of freedom in July 1827. In 1829, now free, she was bound over to keep the peace for a year for threatening to strike and maim Catherine Blay.
1830 - - Burials in the Parish of St John Launceston in the County of Cornwall, Port Dalrymple in the Year; 1830 No; 218 Name; Mary Taylor Abode; Launceston When buried; 1831, Age; 30 years Ship’s Name; Providence Quality or profession. --- W H Brown, Chaplain
Marraiges Solemnized in the Parish of Hobart Town in the County of Buckingham in the Year 1822. No; 565. Name; John Smith. Age; 24 years. Convict. Ship; Maria Name; Mary Taylor. Age; 27 years. [1795] Convict. Ship; Providence Date; 7 Aug 1822 - By Banns Witness; Thos Lewis & Robert Garrett 1820 - 17 Jul. Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records. Trial; Lancaster Q S - 17 July 1820. 7 years. Certificate; 1828/204 1822 - New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters. Sentence; 7 years. Salsford - 1820. Wife of Jno Smith. 1823 - New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters. No; 19. Name; Mary; Taylor. Ship; Providence; Assigned; In the factory.