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Voyage
Transportation
Harriet Sleigh was transported on the Maria, departing 15th May 1818 and arriving 7th Sep 1818 with 128 passengers.
Built 1836 at Yarmouth. Wood barque of 460 Tons
Maria (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 26 |
| 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
1837 - Conditional Pardon. 20 November 1837. NO; 144 Age 41 - Born abt 1796 Trade; Servant.
Sent to Factory on arrival with a child (son) TOL: 1828 [28/675] District of Wallis Plains (Maitland) Conditional Pardon: 27th June, 1837 [37/3344]; Application to Marry: George Kenniwell per Isabella, 1st October, 1821 Marriage: George Kenniwell, 23rd December, 1822, St Philips, Sydney Died: 4th October, 1849, Maitland. Buried at Maitland. 1828 Census: servant to Alex Warren of Jarruston, Hunter River.
Memoir of the Life of Elizabeth Fry: with extracts from her letters and journals vol 1&2 by Katherine Fry and Rachel E Cresswell is online from googlebooks library Harvard University, archive.org/details/memoirlifeeliza06cresgoog Harriets letter p294-295. sorry cant find it on London lives anymore.
A letter from Harriet Sleigh thanking Elizabeth Fry can be found in Elizabeth Fry's biography compiled by Fry's daughters. A copy can be read on line from website London Lives. (Perhaps Rev Marsden helped Harriet write this letter.)
My Great Great Great Grandmother,Harriet was married and had 2 sons at the time of her sentencing, her husband seems to have abandoned the family, leaving them in financial hardship, leading to theft and transportation. harriet married George Kenniwell and raised a family, she died 4/10/1849.