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166641
Surname: 73rd Regiment
First Name: -
Ship: Ann 1810
Date: 3 March 1810
Place: Sydney
Source: Sydney Gazette
Details: On Tuesday arrived from England the Ann transport, Captain Clarke with a part of the 73rd Regiment; and 197 male prisoners. The Military Officers arrived were Captain Maclean; Lieutenants Purcell and Drury and Assistant Surgeon Martin, the last three gentlemen accompanied by their families


77608
Surname: Boxho (Boxo)
First Name: William
Ship: Mary Ann 1810
Date: 1817 20 November
Place: Newcastle
Source: CSI
Details: Came Free. An Asiatic. On list of prisoners to be sent to Newcatle


32398
Surname: Boxo
First Name: William
Ship: Mary Ann 1810
Date: -
Place: -
Source: CSI
Details: Came free. An asiatic


32399
Surname: Boxo
First Name: William
Ship: Mary Ann 1810
Date: 1817 20 Novmeber
Place: Newcastle
Source: CSI
Details: On list of prisoners to be sent to Newcastle per Elizabeth Henrietta


181092
Surname: Cobb
First Name: James
Ship: Ann 1810
Date: 15 March 1825
Place: Newcastle
Source: NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825 (Ancestry)
Details: James Cobb in the service of government and John Carter alias William Wood charged with absconding with Alexander Livingstones mare. In consequence of long confinement, discharged


180967
Surname: Gaynor
First Name: Constable Edward
Ship: Ann 1810
Date: 20 July 1824
Place: Newcastle
Source: NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825 (Ancestry)
Details: Thomas Hunt (off the stores to his wife Mary Hunt) Charged with quitting Newcastle in disobedience to the Commandants orders. The Principal Superintendent states....I communicated to Mary Hunt on her return from Sydney that it was the Commandants order that she was on no account to take Thomas Hunt away from this settlement. I also communicated the same to him but in the course of last week, I missed him and reported accordingly....Edward Gaynor states....I was ordered in pursuit of Thomas Hunt. I went to Wallis Plains and found him at his wife s farm. Thomas Hunt states....I am sorry for disobeying the Commandants Order - I was anxious to get to my wife... Thomas Hunt recalled to Government Employment for one month


182200
Surname: Gaynor
First Name: Edward
Ship: Ann 1810
Date: 1 November 1826
Place: Newcastle
Source: NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825, 1826-1827 (Ancestry)
Details: Edward Gaynor per ship Ann, in the service of Mr. John Brown, charged with offering a government blanket for sale. Margaret Mentzlaer states - Gaynor came to my house the day before yesterday and offered a blanket for sale. I asked him if it was honestly come by. He said no. I told him I would not have anything to do with it; I did not see the blanket. He did not seem to have anything of the sort with him. I referred him to a constable. The prisoner states - I had not a blanket and therefore could not have offered one for sale. Acquitted


65528
Surname: Marriett (Marriott) (Merritt) (Meyrick)
First Name: Charles
Ship: Ann 1810
Date: 1828
Place: Newcastle
Source: 1828 Census
Details: Barracks


185531
Surname: Maxwell
First Name: John
Ship: Ann 1810
Date: 24 April 1810
Place: -
Source: CSI
Details: To Charles Clarke, master of the Anne re deposition of Maxwell in the case of Captain Maclaine


185532
Surname: Maxwell
First Name: John
Ship: Ann 1810
Date: February 1813
Place: Newcastle
Source: CSI
Details: On monthly return of prisoners punished at Newcastle


185533
Surname: Maxwell
First Name: John
Ship: Ann 1810
Date: 20 November 1817
Place: -
Source: CSI
Details: On list of prisoners to be sent to Newcastle


185534
Surname: Maxwell
First Name: John
Ship: Ann 1810
Date: 12 July 1824
Place: Hunter River
Source: CSI
Details: Servant to William Evans at Bellevue


181231
Surname: Merriott (Marriett)
First Name: Constable Charles
Ship: Ann 1810
Date: 30 May 1825
Place: Newcastle
Source: NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825 (Ancestry)
Details: John Jones and Lewis Hutton, both in the service of government charged with robbery at the watch house...William Turvey a constable states....The prisoners were brought to the watch house charged with having assaulted the overseer of the mines and on suspicion of having robbed him. In the course of the night I heard the prisoners moving. I got out of my bed and found the watch door open. Jones had got clear off but Hutton was outside a short distance. There was a box belonging to one of the constables close by him. I missed my own box and Merriotts; neither of which have since been found. Charles Merriott a constable states....in consequence of a disturbance which took place in the street last night in which Jones and Hutton took an active part, having seen them strike the overseer of the mines and having been told by him that his pocket had been picket and that he had caught Hutton s hand in his pocket, I took the prisoners to the watch house, in the course of the night there was an alarm made that they were attempting to escape. I ran towards the watch house and saw Burvey who had sight of Hutton and close by him there was a box. I went in pursuit of Jones and found him at his house. I brought him back. I missed my box from the watch house. The prisoners told me mine and Turveys were at the bottom of the Mill but they have not yet been found. The prisoners deny having committed the robbery and state that seeing the door open they meant to go to their quarters. Sentenced to 50 lashes each and to be sent to Port Macquarie for two years.


168646
Surname: Merriott (Merrick) (?Meyrick)
First Name: Charles
Ship: Ann 1810
Date: 22 April 1825
Place: Newcastle
Source: CSI
Details: Town Constable at Newcastle


180750
Surname: Merritt
First Name: Charles
Ship: Ann 1810
Date: 3 June 1824
Place: Newcastle
Source: NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825, 1826-1827 (Ancestry)
Details: Assigned to government. Sentenced to 25 lashes for neglect of duty


180906
Surname: Merritt
First Name: Charles
Ship: Ann 1810
Date: 3 June 1824
Place: Newcastle
Source: NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825 (Ancestry)
Details: Charles Merritt in government service charged for neglect of duty as night stock keeper and for disrespectful gestures and improper conduct before the Commandant (Henry Gillman) at the police office. Sentenced to 25 lashes. William Jones in government service as a night stockman....The Principal Superintendent states that Jones and Merritt are very neglectful in their duty and frequently suffer the cattle to stray away. William Jones also sentenced to 25 lashes