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Martha Wales was transported on the Alexander, departing 4th Nov 1815 and arriving 4th Apr 1816 with 88 passengers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Fleet http://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_alexander_1788 The Alexander was built at Hull in 1784 by Walton & Co. She was taken up by the East India Company in 1786. Convict Transport-Barque built Ship. 452 tons, 114ft long, 31ft wide. Arrived with 177 male Convicts (14 dv) Carried 30 Crew + 41 Marines Master: Duncan Sinclair She was the largest of the eleven vessels of the historic First Fleet to Australia. The First Fleet consisted of two Royal Navy escort ships, HMS Sirius and HMS Supply accompanied by six convict transports, the Alexander, Charlotte, Friendship, Lady Penrhyn, Prince of Wales and the Scarborough, and three store ships, the Borrowdale, Fishburn and Golden Grove. Convicts on the 1st Fleet Alexander are listed under Lady Penrhyn, Scarborough & Alexander.
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| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
Colonial Secretary Index. WALES, Martha. Per "Alexander" 1816. 1817 Aug 4,8 Employed in the Factory. Re permission to marry at Parramatta (Reel 6005; 4/3496 pp.276-7) 1820 Mar 6 Re permission to marry at Parramatta (Reel 6007; 4/3501 p.291) -------------------------------------------------------------- 14, Aug, 1817. Permission to marry at Parramatta. John Collins, Ticket of Leave, prisoner per Arch Duke Charles and Martha Wales, prisoner in the factory, per ship Alexander. Permission requested at Parramatta by Revd. Samuel Marsden, 14 Aug 1817.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Martha Wales, age 49, per Alexander II (1816), Tried at Down Co., 1815, 7 years. DOB, 1767. Servant.