Our Lineage

Perry Convicts

Mary Wade We are direct descendants of Mary through her daughter Sarah Mary Wade - Sarah's daughter Mary Ray - Mary's son Edward Ray - and his daughter, Emma Ray, the mother of Daisy Blunden.

John Herrick We are descended from John Herrick through his daughter, Catherine Herrick and her daughter, Emma Ray, the mother of Daisy Blunden.

John Mitton We are descended from John Mitton through his daughter Mary Mitton, who married John Herrick. They had a daughter, Catherine Herrick, who in turn had a daughter, Emma Ray, the mother of Daisy Blunden.

Catherine Lahey We are descendants of Catherine Lahey through her marriage to John Mitton and their daughter Mary Mitton who married John Herrick. They had a daughter, Catherine Herrick, who in turn had a daughter, Emma Ray, the mother of Daisy Blunden.

William Ray We are descendants of William Ray through his marriage to Sarah Mary Wade. They had a daughter, Mary Ray, who had a son, Edward Ray. He had a daughter, Emma Ray, the mother of Daisy Blunden.

Joseph Bull We are descendants of Joseph Bull through his marriage to Elizabeth Dowie. They had a daughter, Sarah Bull, who married Dr Michael Perry, and they had a son, Stanley Edward Perry, who married Daisy Blunden.

Lumtin Convicts

Thomas Staines We are descendants of Thomas Staines through his marriage to Christiana Kreig. They had a son, John Carroll Staines, the father of Fanny Matilda Staines.

John Randall We are descendants of John Randall and Susannah Ravenscroft who married in 1810. Susannah had a daughter, Alice Randall, born in 1804. Alice married William Dawes and they had a son, James Dawes, who in turn had a daughter, Alice, the mother of Fanny Matilda Staines.

William Dawes We are descendants of William Dawes through his marriage to Alice Randall. They had a son called James Dawes, who married Elizabeth Lewis. They had a daughter called Alice Dawes, the mother of Fanny Matilda Staines.

George Lewis We are descendants of George Lewis, the father of Elizabeth Lewis. Elizabeth had a daughter called Alice Dawes, the mother of Fanny Matilda Staines.

Bridget Spencer We are descendants of Bridget Spencer, who married James Hampton. They had a daughter, Lavina Hampton, the mother of Charles Lumtin.

William Hampton We are descendants of William Hampton, through his son James Hampton who married Bridget Spencer. They had a daughter, Lavina Hampton, the mother of Charles Lumtin.

Mary McQuade We are descendants of Mary McQuade through her daughter Elizabeth. Elizabeth in turn had a daughter called Alice Dawes, the mother of Fanny Matilda Staines.

Old Bailey Regulars

7 of the 14 convicts in my family tree were tried and sentenced at the Old Bailey and most of them probably spent time in Newgate prison before being transported. 2 others were convicted in Ireland.

The 7 tried at the Old Bailey were

Mary Wade
John Mitton
Catherine Lahey
William Ray
William Dawes
John Randall
Susannah Ravenscroft

Click on their names to read their trial transcripts.