Date of Conviction: 01/05/1805

Age at Conviction: 41

Crime Convicted of: Theft

Court Convicted at: Lancaster Quarter Sessions (held at the New Bailey, Salford)

Sentence Length: 7 Years

Ship Transported on: Alexander

Where Arrived: Port Jackson, New South Wales

Departure Date: 28/01/1806

Arrival Date: 20/08/1806

Biography: Martha was a single woman of Manchester. She had already served a two week and six month sentences in 1803 and 1804. She stole calico out of the warehouse of Mr J Davenport in Manchester. Martha and a small group of female prisoners left Lancaster Castle for Long Reach, Gravesend on the 21st December 1805.

In New South Wales, Martha married Thomas Davis at St Johns, Parramatta in March 1807. She received her certificate of freedom in August 1812. Musters throughout the next decades show the couple remained at Parramatta. Martha died in October 1831, aged 67 and was buried at St James Pitt Town.