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Gregory, Henrietta (1775–1819)

Henrietta Gregory, servant, was sentenced to fourteen years transportation for forgery. In a letter she wrote to authorities while in prison she said she had six children. Four of the children travelled to Sydney with her aboard the Broxbornebury in 1814. She was buried on 27 August 1819 at Parramatta.

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'Gregory, Henrietta (1775–1819)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/gregory-henrietta-28078/text35798, accessed 21 March 2023.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Benfleet, Henrietta
Birth

2 April, 1775
London, Middlesex, England

Death

26 August, 1819 (aged 44)
Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Convict Record

Crime: forgery
Sentence: 14 years