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Mary Valence was transported on the Britannia Iii, departing 31st Dec 1797 and arriving 18th Jul 1798 with 102 passengers.
Third voyage to Australia. Arrived in Sydney Cove on 18 July 1798 1814 voyage departed from Bengal with 10 male convicts. All tried in India.
Britannia Iii (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 240 |
| 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
1814 - St. John's Parramatta, Marriages. No; 400. William Lewis. Ship; Ann. [age] 33 of the Parish of St Johns & Mary Vallence ** of the Parish of St Johns. Brittania. [age] 42 Married by banns - 21 May 1814 Clergyman; Samuel Marsden ** As per Register
1811 - New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters - General Muster - 1811 Mary Vallance. Ship; Britannia. Trial; Dec 1797. Old Bailey. Sentence; 7 years 1817 - New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters - General Muster - 1817 Mary Vallance. Ship; Britannia. Trial; 6 Dec 1797. Old Bailey. Sentence; 7 years. Status; Single. In the Colony.
UK, Criminal Records. Criminal Entry Books No; 79. Mary Valence. Age; 30 years [born about 1767] Trial; 6 Dec 1797 Sentence; Beyond the Seas The Proceedings of the Old Bailey 17. MARY VALENCE was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 27th of October , five cotton shawls, value 5s. the property of John Jackson . - FRANCIS sworn. - I am assistant to Mr. John Jackson , a linen-draper , No. 146, Oxford-street : On the 27th of October, I do not recollect what day of the week, it was about three o'clock in the afternoon, the shawls were hanging outside the door; a gentleman came in, and said there was a person gone along with something of ours in her pocket; I pursued the prisoner, and found the shawls concealed in her apron, about twenty yards from the shop, or rather better; I brought her back into the shop, and sent for a constable, she gave no account how she came by them; I saw them hanging there about two o'clock, they had Mr. Jackson's private mark upon them, in Mr. Jackson's brother's hand-writing; they are exactly the same size and pattern as those that I missed. (Produces them). Prisoner's defence. I live in Oxford-buildings, Oxford-road; coming along, I saw these shawls blow off from a railing, a woman came by, and said, my good woman, pick them up, and take them into the shop, and I was going to take them into the shop, when that gentleman came and laid hold of me. Court. (To Francis.) Q. In what direction was she going? - A. From the shop, at the distance of about twenty-five yards, she said something of this sort at the office. GUILTY (Aged 30.) Transported for seven years . Tried by the first Middlesex Jury, before Mr. RECORDER.