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Transportation
Mary Weir was transported on the Indispensible, departing 30th Sep 1795 and arriving 30th Apr 1796 with 134 passengers.
Indispensible (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 207 (104) |
| 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 |
Claims
"May Weir, aka Mary Ware, Mary Wear, Mary Peat and later as Mary Larkham (common law marriage to John Larkham) was my husband's 4x great grandmother"
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Convict Notes
Family connections for Mary (Weir) are: WEIR Mary (Weir/Wear) was born on 15 4 1754. She was tried for stealing a womans petticoat at General Quarter Sessions of the Peace Hexham Northumberlandshire, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 30 4 1796 after a voyage of 7months on INDISPENSIBLE; she was Protestant. She was Free by Servitude by 1799. She may have associated firstly with a Mr (Peat). She had a relationship with John (Larcolme/Larkham) & produced 1child. On 24 6 1803 she was cruelly treated during a an attack & robbery on the family farm by 4men at Field of Mars. She was recorded in 1808 with her family. She was living at Kent St Sydney in 1824 when she petitioned on behalf of her son for land at Bung Bung for her cattle. She was recorded, as (Larkin), in 1828 as householder in Kent Street. She died on 10 3 1841 age86 in Sydney. [Some details taken from this Website] John (Larcolme) was born about 1742 & became a general labourer. He was tried for theft of superfine dark blue woollen cloth, in October 1787, from an outdoor rack of William (Hart), John (Moggeridge) & John (Jones) of Bradford Wiltshire at Wiltshire Assizesn at Salisbury on 8 3 1788, sentenced to death reprieved to 7years, held at Fisherton gaol & hulk DUNKIRK in Portsmouth from June 1788 & arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 6 1790 after a voyage of 7months on Fleet ship NEPTUNE; a voyage noted for extreme brutality of prisoners with a high death rate. He became prosperous & purchased 'The Ponds' farm from Anthony (Rope) with whom he was involved in a dispute in July 1797. He purchased more land by 1802 totalling 40acres. On 24 6 1803 his farm & family were attacked & robbed by 4men at Field of Mars, involving cruel treatment of his wife. He purchased more land (80acres each) from James (Manning) & John (Carver) on the north bank of Parramatta River Hawkesbury District & in 1806 owned & was working 210acres. He was recorded in 1808 with his family & 14acres producing. He died on 22 10 1808 age67 from an internal complaint at his residnce at Kissing Point & was buried at St Johns CofE Parramatta. [Some details taken from this Website]; where a Peter (Larkman) is also found. Reference: 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.
NSW 1828 Census Index. Mary Larkin, age 70 FS, per Indispensible, 1790, protestant, Ho. holder, Kent Street, Sydney.
Memorial for land at Bung Bung: To Frederick Goulburn, Esquire, Colonial Secretary. Sir I most respectfully solicit (in behalf of myself and my son, John Larkham) the favor of a tract of land in the new country, as a grazing run for our cattle, amounting to about sixty head. I beg leave to state that I am a widow, 28 years resident in the colony, and have never had a grant from the Crown. My son has a farm of 60 acres, but its situation and limited extent render it inadequate to the maintenance of our increasing herd. The spot we desire to be indulged with, by your kind favor, is at a considerable distance from “Bung Bung”, and, I believe, to the southward of it. I beg leave to remain most respectfully, Sir, Your obedient and humble servant, Mary Larkham Kent Street Sydney, 22 April 1824.
Colonial Secretary Index. LARKHAM, Mary. Arrived 1796; of Kent Street, Sydney; mother of John Larkham 1824 Apr 22, Sep 2 Memorial for land at Bung Bung (Fiche 3097; 4/1838A No.561 pp.317-20). Reply, 3 May (Reel 6013; 4/3511 p.96) 1825 List of one convict mustered in her employ in 1823 and 1824 (Fiche 3142; 4/1843A No.478 p.147) 1825 Dec 6 Memorial (Fiche 3142; 4/1843A No.478 pp.145-8). Reply, 9 Dec (Reel 6016; 4/3516 p.121) 1825 Dec 31 Re grant of a temporary occupation of land for son (Reel 6016; 4/3516 p.276) LARKHAM, John. Born in the Colony; son of Mary Larkham 1822 Jun 17 Deposition in case of William Refaim convicted of horse stealing (Reel 6054; 4/1759 pp.47-51) 1824 Apr 22 Memorial of Mary Larkham (Fiche 3097; 4/1838A No.561 p.319) 1824 Sep Memorial (Fiche 3097; 4/1838A No.560 pp.315-6) 1825 Mar 28 Memorial to purchase land on Cowpastures River (Fiche 3141; 4/1843A No.453 pp.7-10). Reply, 27 Apr (Reel 6014; 4/3514 p.175)
Transported to Botany Bay for seven years for stealing a women's petticoat. Confirmed in the Newcastle Courant newspaper dated 27 July 1793. "At the above Sessions, Mary Wear (one variation spelling of family name), for stealing a women's petticoat, was sentenced to be transported to Botany Bay for seven years." The above Sessions was General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, held at Hexham for the County of Northumberland.
Date of Birth 15th Apr 1754 is not confirmed as correct. Ancestry and FindMyPast do not confirm the date.