The "Mary Ridgeway" - 1840

Convict list of the "Mary Ridgeway"

There were only 7 convicts aboard the Mary Ridgeway from Adelaide to Sydney, NSW. All of them were convicted in Adelaide in March 1840, and sentenced to imprisonment / labour in NSW. They were :

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LIST of 7 MALE CONVICTS by the ship MARY RIDGEWAY;
STEPHENS, Master; arrived from SOUTH AUSTRALIA the 20th April, 1840
Surname Name Age R&W? Religion Married? Children Native Place Trade or Occupation Offence / For what tried Trial Sentence Former Conviction Description
M F Where Tried ? When Tried ? Height Complexion Hair Eyes Particular marks and distinguishing features
Brown William 23 Neither Protestant Single     Newcastle on Tyne, Co Northumberland Blacksmith 2 years Street robbery Adelaide 09-Mar-1840 Life None 5' 5¼" Sallow & freckled Black Grey Slight perpendicular scar top of centre of forehead. Diagonal scar over right eyebrow, brig on upper W, L, man, and anchor inside lower right arm, scar on knuckle of third finger of left hand, man and woman on upper, JS, WL, anchor and mermaid on lower left arm, scar on back of thirs and little fingersof same, scar back of right thumb.
Chambers David 40 R & W Presbyterian Single     Glasgow Baker Stealing a box of cigars Adelaide 06-Mar-1840 7 Years 7 Years 5' 3½" Ruddy & freckled Light sandy Grey Lost two front upper teeth, nose a little cocked, mole on left cheek bone, two small moles on right side of neck, scar on right elbow, breast and arms hairy, the latter freckled, nearly bald on crown of head. Chambers arrived originally to Van Diemen's Land in the York, 1828, under sentence of transportation for seven years, tried in Edinburgh.
Collins Jeremiah 30 Neither Catholic Single     Cork City Waterman Street robbery Adelaide 09-Mar-1840 Life None 5' 4" Dark ruddy Dark brown Hazel Scar over left eyebrow, another on right brow, mark of a boil outside right elbow, fore, middle and third fingers have been fractured, scar on cap of right knee, mark of two boils outside right leg.
Fox James     Street robbery Adelaide 07-Mar-1840 Life   Died on the passage
Mullins Patrick 23 R & W Catholic Single     Co Londonderry Groom House Robbery Adelaide 05-Mar-1840 Life None 5' 0¾" Ruddy & freckled Brown Grey Scar on left side of the forehead near the centre, small mole on lower part of left side of neck, another over outer corner of left eyebrow, two scars inside right wrist, forefingers of right hand enlarged from a fracture, scar back of same, small mole inside left elbow, anchor back of left hand, large scar below right knee.
Myers Edward 21 R & W Jew Single     London Teacher of languages and music Obtaining money under false pretences Adelaide 09-Mar-1840 7 Years None 4' 9" Fair Brown Grey Sister, Mary Hartwell, came out a prisoner in the ship John Renwick, large scar on palm of right hand, uses crutches.
Pye James 27 R Catholic Married     Norwich House carpenter Highway robbery Adelaide 05-Mar-1840 Life None 5' 10" Dark Sallow Black Brown Diagonal scar over inner corner of left eyebrow, both little fingers inclining inwards, breast a little hairy, scar outside right knee, scar on cap of left knee

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