Adam Dovey (1812–1864)
Adam Dovey was sentenced to fourteen years' transportation for stealing a watch. He arrived in Sydney in 1829 aboard the John.
His trade was brass castor. He was granted a certificate of freedom in 1844 and married Ann Craft in 1858. He had been assigned to work for her father, Richard Woodbury, in 1837.
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Dovey, Ann (wife)
- Woodbury, Sarah Elizabeth (mother-in-law)
- Woodbury, Richard (father-in-law)
- Hibbs, Elizabeth (sister-in-law)
- Woodbury, Mary Ann (sister-in-law)
- Bridge, Sarah (sister-in-law)
- Woodbury, Jane (sister-in-law)
- Craft, Rebecca (sister-in-law)
- Cornwell, Jane (sister-in-law)
- Woodbury, Maria (sister-in-law)
- Woodbury, Sarah Elizabeth (sister-in-law)
- Woodbury, Mary Ann (sister-in-law)
- Hibbs, William (brother-in-law)
- Woodbury, Richard (brother-in-law)
- Craft, William (brother-in-law)
- Bridge, Joseph (brother-in-law)
- Woodbury, William (brother-in-law)
- Woodbury, Jeremiah (brother-in-law)
- Woodbury, John (brother-in-law)
- Cornwell, John (brother-in-law)
- Woodbury, Matthew James (brother-in-law)
- Woodbury, George James (brother-in-law)
- Sutton, Mary Ann (niece by marriage)
- Seymour, Sarah Rebecca (niece by marriage)
- Ladd, Jane (niece by marriage)
- Byrnes, Maria (niece by marriage)
- Joseph, Eliza (niece by marriage)
- Ellem, Agnes (niece by marriage)
- Gavenlock, Hannah (niece by marriage)
- Thornton, Jane (niece by marriage)
- Hibbs, William (nephew by marriage)
- Hibbs, George (nephew by marriage)
- Hibbs, Richard (nephew by marriage)
- Woodbury, Richard (master)
Citation details
'Dovey, Adam (1812–1864)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/dovey-adam-24765/text33390, accessed 3 December 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
26 August,
1812
Birmingham,
Warwickshire,
England
Death
27 June,
1864
(aged 51)
Wollombi,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
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