Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Anderson was transported on the Emma Eugenia, departing 16th Nov 1843 and arriving 2nd Apr 1844 with 172 passengers.
Built 1835 at Whitby, England. Wood barque of 383 Tons.
Emma Eugenia (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 482. --0-- Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, 1800-1899; Register; Registers of convict deaths, 1845-1874. |
| 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
DEATH: 26 May, 1848: Mary Anderson died in Launceston Hospital, aged 28. There are no details of the cause of her death (Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, 1800-1899; Register; Registers of convict deaths, 1845-1874). --00--
Mary Anderson's Convict Indenture record repeats much of the above information. In addition, it says she can read. Her husband, Robert, was "an artist in Malta", who "left me two years" ago. Mary was from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-2$init=CON15-1-2p264). --0--
IN VDL: 7 April, 1844: Convict record entry -- #179, Mary Anderson, tried 30 June 1843 at Newcastle upon Tyne, life, Presbyterian; transported for larceny. Gaol report: "Character depraved; made an attempt to escape since trial. Once convicted of felony; connexions considered respectable. Married. Stated this offence: stealing rings." Previous conviction for stealing 7 shillings (12 months' jail); also acquitted on a separate charge of stealing money (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON41-1-1$init=CON41-1-1p5). April, 1844: Description -- on arrival, Mary Anderson was listed as 24 years old, a housemaid, native place Scotland; 5'0" tall with brown hair, grey eyes and a brown complexion (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON19-1-4$init=CON19-1-4p3). --0--
30 June, 1843: Mary Anderson, 23, was convicted at the Newcastle upon Tyne (Northumberland) sessions, commencing on 28 June, and sentenced to transportation for life for committing a felony, having a previous conviction for felony (England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 for Mary Anderson; England; Northumberland; 1843). --0--