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Transportation
Mary Adcock was transported on the Friendship, departing 31st May 1817 and arriving 14th Jan 1818 with 102 passengers.
This convict ship, being 274 tons and 75 feet long was one of the light weight ships in the fllet and was skippered by Master Francis Walton. Built in Scarborough in 1784, she carried 76 male and 21 female convicts. During her return voyage to England her crew came down with scurvy and with insufficient crew to man her, she was scuttled in the straights of Macassar. The survivors were transferred to the Alexander.
FriendshipReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 351 (177) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Burials in the Parish of St David's, Hobart in the Year 1821 No; 533 Name; Ann Beekin When Died; 1821, 29 Nov When Buried; 1821, 1 Dec Age; 33 years Ship’s Name; Friendship Quality or profession. Convict By Whom Ceremony was preformed; R Knopwood
Tasmanian Marriage Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD36-1-1p60j2k James Beeken, aged 37, convict, per Earl Maria, married Mary Ann Adcock, aged 30, convict, per Friendship, on 8 June 1818 in Hobart Town district. Both signed with their mark X. Death Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD34-1-1p022j2k Ann Beekin died 29 Nov 1821, aged 33, convict per Friendship. She was buried 1st December in the parish of St Davids, Hobart.
Tasmanian conduct Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON40-1-1$init=CON40-1-1p4 No 3. Mary Adcock. Per Friendship 1818 & Wellington 1818. Tried at Leicester 1817, sentence 7 years. No further information on record.