Henry Mead, a soldier, serving in the 32nd Regiment at Foot, in Canada, was sentenced to life transportation for desertion. He arrived in Sydney in 1838 aboard the Portsea. Around 1849 he began a common-law relationship with Mary Craft. They had 5 children between 1849-1860.
'Mead, Henry (1812–1892)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/mead-henry-24763/text33387, accessed 5 July 2022.
27 March,
1812
Somerset, England
2 March,
1892
(aged 79)
Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Crime: court martial
Sentence: life