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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Mary Williams was transported on the Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize, departing 30th Nov 1789 and arriving 26th Jun 1790 with 1084 passengers.
Neptune 809 tons built on the River Thames 1779. The largest ship of the Second Fleet.
Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 57 (30) |
| 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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"Paternal ancestor, 8 generations."
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Convict Notes
Family connections for Mary (Williams) are: WILLIAMS Mary (Williams) was born in 1767. She was tried at Monmouth Assizes, sentenced to Life & 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. She married Edward (Humphreys/ies) on 14/24 2 1791 at St Phillips CofE Sydney Cove & produced 7children. She was Free by Servitude by 1798 (although the sentence was Life). She died on 24 12 1805 age38 & was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney. [Some details taken from this Website] Edward (Humphreys/ies) was born in 1765 & baptised on 2 1 1786 at St Pauls Deptford Kent. He was a dustman when tried for stealing, on 8 11 1874, a great coat etc of Henry Martin (Bird) at Old Bailey on 8 12 1784, sentenced to 7years, held at London Gaol Delivery & hulk CENSOR at Portsmouth from 24 2 1787 & arrived in Port Jackson via Botany Bay NSW as a convict on 22 1 1788 after a voyage of 12months on First Fleet ship SCARBOROUGH. He became a constable in The Rocks area. He was Free by Servitude by 1795. He died on 4 11 1804 age39 & was buried at Old Sydney Burial Ground St Phillips CofE Sydney. [Some details taken from this Website] 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.
Mary [Ref AF733] and Edward [Ref 741] are both recorded in the 1802 Muster, but no details of relationships of family are mentioned. Mary and Edward lost 1 child in 1796 but otherwise the family prospered until 1804. Then in a matter of twelve months, both Mary and Edward died. Neither are recorded in the 1806 Muster or any further records. One wonders what happened to the little family. 2 boys and three girls, aged from 12 years to 1 year when the parents died. How did they survive? Well survive they did! In the 1828 Census of New South Wales we can find…. [Ref H2850] Humphreys, William aged 33, BC, a shipwright at darling harbour. [Ref T1289] Turner, Elizabeth, 32, BC. A housekeeper at Harrington Street, Sydney, 3 children. # Her husband John is in gaol! [Ref G0825] Gosport, Mary, 27, BC. With her husband Thomas, a farmer at Lower Portland Head, 4 children. [Ref P0390] Payton, Susannah, 25, BC. With her husband Nathaniel at Parramatta, 3 children. There is no mention of the other son, Edward, he was a seaman so possibly was away at the time.
Mary was transported as part of the Second Fleet, aboard “Neptune”. In the colony, she married Edward Humphreys (First Fleet Convict, Scarborough, 1788) February 14th 1791 at Sydney Cove. Edward and Mary had 6 children between 1791 and 1803.