Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Williams was transported on the Cadet, departing 10th Nov 1848 and arriving 12th Apr 1849 with 152 passengers.
Built 1841 at the Isle of Man. Wood barque of 465 Tons.
Cadet (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 352 |
| 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
No one has claimed Mary Williams yet.
Photos
No photos have been added for Mary Williams.
Convict Notes
Mary Williams, 15 yrs, Single, a weaver, convicted of robbery, sentenced to 7 yrs at Kirkdale on the 5 May 1848. Once previously convicted of felony. Prison Registers and Statistical Returns - page 191 1843-1850 HO 24/12
Name: Williams, Mary Record Type: Convicts Child: Williams, Martha Property: Cascades Female House of Correction Departure date: 17 Dec 1848 Departure port: Plymouth Ship: Cadet (3) Place of origin: Manchester, Lancashire Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 310 Child's birth: 14 Jan 1851 Child's baptism: 17 Jan 1851 Index number: 76765 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1446915 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1446915
1851 - Birth of child; MARTHA Born on the 14 January and Baptised on the 17 January 1851 in the Female House of Correction.
After leaving Hobart, Australia Mary and her partner George Messiter settled in Lyttleton New Zealand. George had been convicted of house breaking and stealing potatoes.George plied the trade of waterman in Lyttleton a trade learned at Point Puer, then later became Postmaster at Lyttleton. Joint research done by myself in New Zealand, Canterbury Museum , NZ census records, NZ BDM, and researcher Kate Birley Edinburgh Scotland's extensive research, and book on George, then additional records on Mary. Mary died in Lyttleton, New Zealand, and George in Kelly's Paddock, Belmore. George came out on the Egyptian. His brother Thomas Messiter had arrived in 1836 on the Eden, Crime, stealing lead