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Transportation
Henry Winchester was transported on the Mary, departing 28th Aug 1821 and arriving 23rd Jan 1822 with 176 passengers.
Built 1811, Ipswich,England 361 tons. 1817 Journey On Monday arrived the ship Mary, Capt. ORMON, from Calcutta, with merchandize—Passengers, Captain FAITHFUL and Lieut. HAMILTON: this vessel has brought 6 male prisoners from India, destined for Port Jackson; to which place it is expected she will sail to-morrow. Hobart Town Gazette, 24 May 1817. Ship News. On Thursday arrived from Calcutta, via Derwent, the ship Mary, Captain Ormon, with a various cargo. -Passengers from Calcutta, Captain Faithfull and Lieutenant Hamilton:-The Mary sailed from Calcutta the 23d of February, and left the Pilot the 1st of March. Sydney Gazette, Sat 7 Jun 1817. -------------------------------------------------- Convicts who sailed on the 'Mary' direct from Ireland - 1819 & 1836 - are currently being listed, incomplete data to date.
Mary (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 95 (49). State Archives NSW, Butts of COF (NRS 12210) |
| 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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Convict Notes
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. Ref: HO 17/72/174 Prisoner name: Henry Winchester. Court and date of trial: Old Bailey Sessions, April 1821. Crime: Uttering counterfeit notes of Bank of England. Initial sentence: 14 years transportation. Annotated (Outcome): Not granted (no recommendation from Governor). Petitioner(s): The prisoner, undersigned by five employers and officials in Newcastle, New South Wales, Mr Price, the prosecutor, and James Dummelow of Vitriol Works, Rotherhithe, the prisoner's former employer. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Youth; family dependent on his wages; good conduct and character; prosecutor recommends mercy. Additional Information: Prisoner in New South Wales having arrived in 1822 on ship Mary II. Date: 1826 Nov -1827 July.
Baptism Record: baptism on 08.02.1801 at Shoreditch, Middlesex, England; states date of birth as 13.01.1801. Death Certificate: BDM NSW - 5749/1874 - died Maitland, NSW.
Certificate of Freedom No.35/487 dated 2 May 1835, Ship Mary , Trade: Servant, Trial 11 April 1821 in Middlesex G.D., Sentence: 14 years, Year of Birth: 1804
I do believe his name was Joseph Henry Winchester (b.1801) and that he had a brother Henry Winchester (b.1803). Their father was also a Henry Winchester (b.1770). Joseph was transported to NSW and lived in Maitland.