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Transportation
Mary Walker was transported on the Lady Juliana, departing 31st May 1789 and arriving 3rd Jun 1790 with 247 passengers.
Launched 1777, 401 ton barque, built at Whitby, England. Departed Portsmouth, England on 29 July 1789, via Cape of Good Hope for Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia on 3 June 1790. 1790 voyage carried 226 female passengers (convicts)- 5 of whom died on the trip. 6 children also on board. Significant because it was the first ship to bring all female women to the Colony.
Lady JulianaReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 16 |
| 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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Family connections for Mary (Walker) are: WALKER Mary (Walker [she is given the christian/surname (Taunton) also]) was born about 1764. She was tried at Middlesex Gaol Delivery, sentenced to 14years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 3 6 1790 after a voyage of 12months on Fleet ship LADY JULIANA-a ship with 228females who easily entertained the whole crew & also sailors at Teneriffe stopover. She arrived on Norfolk Island on 28 7/7 8 1790. She married Aaron (Davis/ies his first (1of4) marriage) in November 1791 in a group ceremony on Norfolk Island & produced 4children. She is shown in Ref:'People...' as having her 2nd to 4th children while Aaron (Davies) was with Rachel (Watkins). [Some details taken from this Website] Aaron (Davis/ies) became a baker. He arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 1 1788 after a voyage of 8months on First Fleet ship ALEXANDER; his faith was Jewish. He arrived on Norfolk Island on 28 7 1790 & married firstly (1of3) Mary (Walker) in November 1791 in a group ceremony on Norfolk Island. He is recorded as being a baker before 1794. He owned 12acres Lot62 at Queensborough in 1796. He was Free by Servitude by 1802.>>> Aaron (Davis) does not have an entry on this Website as yet-added by me. References: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Irene Schaffer & Thelma McKay 'Exiled Three Times Over! Profiles of Norfolk Islanders Exiled in Van Diemens Land 1807-1813' James Hugh Donohoe 'Norfolk Island 1788-1813-The People and Their Families' Reg Wright 'Forgotten Generation of Norfolk Island & Van Diemens Land'