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Mary Davis (?–?)

Mary Davis was sentenced to 7 years transportation on 8 August 1808 at the Kent Assizes for an unknown crime. She arrived at Sydney in September 1810 aboard the Canada.

Davis married William Davis at St Philip's Church, Sydney, on 15 October 1810; the couple were still together in 1814. 

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'Davis, Mary (?–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/davis-mary-30717/text38060, accessed 9 November 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Davis, Mary
  • Davies, Mary
Passenger Ship
Occupation or Descriptor
Convict Record

Crime: theft
Sentence: 7 years