Name: | Mary Whitear |
Aliases: | none |
Gender: | f |
Date of Birth: | 1798 |
Occupation: | Housemaid |
Date of Death: | - |
Age: | - |
Life Span
Female median life span was 59 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 14 years
Crime: | Stealing |
Convicted at: | Surrey Quarter Session |
Sentence term: | 14 years |
Ship: | America |
Departure date: | 30th December, 1830 |
Arrival date: | 9th May, 1831 |
Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 181 other convicts |
Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 549 (277) |
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 Project. |
D Wong on 27th October, 2012 wrote:
Mary Whitear was 32 years old on arrival in VDL. She was transported for stealing a Counterpane and 6 silver spoons from her master.
Mary was 5’3 1/2” tall, single, fresh complexion, grey eyes, dark brown hair and was a Pin Cook and Housemaid.
1832-1835 Muster: Assigned to Edward Curr.
1832: Married James Pickstock/Pitstock (Lord Hungerford).
D Wong on 27th October, 2012 made the following changes:
date of birth 1798, gender, occupation, crime
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