Hi Karen, Your question wasn't that clear. Do you mean Mary Bevatt who arrived on the Lord Melvile in 1817? I do note that she was 56 when she arrived in 1817 and 56 at the time of the 1828 NSW Census. Have you check the original Census? as a 5 can sometimes look like a 6 The Certificate of Freedom would have been made up in the office and details taken from those records. As far as the 1828 NSW Census is concerned - the information was provided by a person in the particular dwelling (or other place). If she did change her age at the time of her conviction - I do not know the reason. Regards Lesley Uebel http://www.claimaconvict.net/index.html CLAIM A CONVICT email: [email protected] On 30/05/2011 2:53 PM, Karen Hodges wrote: > Hi Lesley > > I know age didn't stop older women being transported. I am trying to > find a reason for a convict being recorded as being older. > 1814 age of 52 is clearly written, her birthday was later in the year > equalling 1761, this year is recorded on her Certificate of Freedom in > 1828. Her age in the 1828 census is 56 matches her birth/christening > year 1772. > > Do you know please if the year of birth was taken from previous > records for the Certificate of Freedom or supplied by the convict ? > In the 1828 census were the details provided by the person[FS] to the collector? > > Karen >

Hi Lesley Thank you for the answers, regarding the source of information used for CF and the census. Mary Bevitt, I have the image of the 1814 Middlesex criminal register sheet with the age 52 HO10/21 for the 1828 census with age 56 Both seem clearly written. I also have a copy of the 1817 record with age 56. I assume like the CF this was taken from the earlier record created when she was tried in 1814. Checking parish christenings there is one entry between 1759-1774 and that is for 1772 which supports the age given in the 1828 census. Karen