Harriet Sleigh

Harriet Sleigh, one of 126 convicts transported on the Maria, 15 May 1818

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Harriet Sleigh
Aliases:	none
Gender:	-

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	-
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Median life span was 56 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Middlesex Gaol Delivery
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Maria
Departure date:	15th May, 1818
Arrival date*:	15th January, 1819
Place of arrival	New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 126 other convicts

* Arrival date is estimated

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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Anonymous on 22nd September, 2011 wrote:

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.