Karen, Mary spent over two years in gaol awaiting transportation. Captain Wetherell's embarkation list of 18 July 1816 (the ship sailed on 29 August - not 15 September as Bateson records) lists these children of Mary's: Sarah Bevatt Mary Bevatt Joseph Bevatt Isabella Bevatt The last two had the remark 'twins'. I can find no record of Sarah after arrival, but doing some numbers based on the muster of John Gill, 46th Regiment to Macquarie and a letter despatched to Earl Bathurst by the Gov, I have concluded that all children except one arrived safely. That one was an infant boy. Three children were born on the voyage and 44 came ashore in total. That number included "32 males and females" children of convicts. Macquarie reported "44 children having arrived". I have not confirmed Mary's marital staus on arrival but I would err towards her being widowed or abandoned. Many women (19 on the Lord Melville) came out with one or more children. The Lord Melville has no extant ship or surgeon logs. Russell, Brisbane Karen Hodges wrote: >Hi Russell and list > >Thanks for your help. Unfortunately her marriage record to Joe doesn't >state her martial status so she may or may not have been born a Gager. > >I am going through my research notes verifying what I have. I know >others have recorded she was a widow when she arrived and that is why >she brought her children with her. I thought I had a copy of the >shipping record but I don't. Just some notes on the ship and on Mary. >Amongst the notes I have written >Lord Melville page 183 Mary Bevatt 4 children. Can someone confirm >that Mary was listed with 4 children? 3 did marry in Australia but one >is missing called Sarah. Some have suggested she may have died on the >voyage but wouldn't this be recorded somewhere? > >The fact that her children came out with her, did this require any >paper work? Or if children were allow to come out with female convicts >was this restricted to say women who were widowed, single parents? > > I do have noted in 1822 land and stock muster of NSW that her >occupation is Single. Does single confirm she was a widow or could it >mean her Husband may still be alive; just not in Australia? > >Thank you > >Karen > >