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Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
Theft - larceny
Departure
Oct 1850
Arrival
Mar 1851
Death
Oct 1879
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Personal Information

Name: Mary Anderson
Gender: Female
Born: Unknown
Death: 4th Oct 1879
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Housemaid

Crime

Crime: Theft - larceny
Convicted at: Scotland. Perth Court of Justiciary
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 25th Oct 1850
Ship: Emma Eugenia
Arrival: 7th Mar 1851
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Mary Anderson was transported on the Emma Eugenia, departing 25th Oct 1850 and arriving 7th Mar 1851 with 174 passengers.

Built 1835 at Whitby, England. Wood barque of 383 Tons.

Emma EugeniaEmma Eugenia (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 379 (191)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

Claims

"Mary is my 2 Great Grandmother who married William Lucas Hobart Town 11 June 1851 at St John's Church, which is still in Hobart. And their Daughter Mary was my Father's Grandmother."

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 8th February 2026

Perth Spring Circuit. Mary Anderson, for stealing ten shillings from a house in Dundee, accompanied by the usual aggravations, pleaded not guilty; but upon trial was found guilty, and sentenced to 7 years' transportation. North British Daily Mail, 26 April 1850.

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 8th February 2026

https://www.oldscottish.com/convict-records-1.html Old Scottish Genealogy and Family History, Database of  Scottish Court records relating to Australian convicts.  Mary Anderson, Unstated. Guthries’s Close, Dundee. Tried Perth, 23 April 1850, Transportation, 7 years; Per Emma Eugenia, 25 October 1850. Van Diemen’s Land.

Chris Prince avatar
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on 8th February 2026

There was two Mary Anderson on the "Emma Eugenia" that departed London on the 30 October 1850. Mary Anderson that was tried at Perth Court on the 23 April 1850 Convict Number was 262 and she married William lucas in Hobart Town and had a family and Mary died 04 October 1879 Middle Creek, Yackandandah , Victoria and is buried at Yackandandah Cemetery with William. No Headstone. Mary was born in Glasgow about 1829 no birth record has been found.

State Library of Queensland on 14th November 2011

Transportation to Van Demons Land for 7 years for"Thrice theft and 7 times disorderly"