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Sarah Worth was transported on the Mary, departing 9th Jun 1831 and arriving 19th Oct 1831 with 151 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 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 101 (53). Tasmanian Archives |
| 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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1831 - UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, Case No; 12 Caroline Deacon. Aged abt; 20 years old Sarah Worth. Aged abt; 27 years old Jane Morris. Aged abt; 24 years old Sarah Wilson. Aged abt; 18 years old Cath. Regan. Aged abt; 25 years old Ann Trowell. Aged abt; 19 years old M A Drane. Aged abt; 27 years old Amelia Watall. Aged abt; 33 years old Maria Woodcock. Aged abt; 16 years old Ann Baxter. Aged abt; 39 years old Convicts Placed on Sick List; Disease; Pyrexia and Febres and Scnocha
Correction - on Death details: Husband should read "James NIND".
Sarah WORTH was convicted at Knutsford, Chester, England on 18 Oct 1830 for receiving stolen apparel. Her sister Mary was convicted for stealing the goods. Both convicted and sentenced to 7yr transportation sentences. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship 'Mary' arriving 19 Oct 1831. Gaol Report: "well behaved". Single woman, 1 child - on board the ship with mother. Aged 28yrs; farm servant; 5'4 1/2"; sallow complexion; bright auburn hair; grey eyes. Native place of birth: Chedle, England. Sister - Mary WORTH also transported on the same ship to VDL. Child: Elizabeth or Eliza WORTH (also k/a Becky), born Chedle, England abt 1829. Admitted to the Queens Orphanage, New Town, nr Hobart, on 9 Jan 1833 aged 4 yrs. Released to the care of her mother, now free and married to James Nind. (ref. SWD28) Child: John WORTH (also k/a George DALE), born Tasmania. Admitted to Queens Orphanage, New Town, nr Hobart on 9 Sept 1834. Died, at the Orphanage 3 Nov 1834. Aged 1 yr 9 mths. Buried at Trinity Burial Grounds, Hobart. (ref. SWD28; CS05/191/4635) VDL: Clear Conduct service record. 19 Oct 1836: Application for permission to marry - James NIND (transported per the ship 'John'). Approved. (ref. 52/1/1) 28 Nov 1836: Marriage - Sarah WORTH, Spinster, on Ticket of Leave, per ship 'Mary' to James NIND, bachelor, on Ticket of Leave, per ship 'John' I. At Parish of St. David's, Hobart Town. (ref. 36/1/3 no. 3208). Child: Ellen NIND Death: Sarah NIND (transcribed on Index as "Nine") died 5 Sept 1852 at Hobart, Tasmania, aged 53 yrs. Labourer's wife. Informant: Husband James Hind, Cascades, Hobart. (ref. 35/1/3 no. 1665)
Sister Mary WORTH also transported to VDL on the same ship, 'Mary' 1831. (https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/worth/mary/113851)