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Transportation
Mary Armstrong was transported on the Mary, departing 3rd Jun 1823 and arriving 5th Oct 1823 with 127 passengers.
Built 1811, Ipswich,England 361 tons. 1817 Journey On Monday arrived the ship Mary, Capt. ORMON, from Calcutta, with merchandize—Passengers, Captain FAITHFUL and Lieut. HAMILTON: this vessel has brought 6 male prisoners from India, destined for Port Jackson; to which place it is expected she will sail to-morrow. Hobart Town Gazette, 24 May 1817. Ship News. On Thursday arrived from Calcutta, via Derwent, the ship Mary, Captain Ormon, with a various cargo. -Passengers from Calcutta, Captain Faithfull and Lieutenant Hamilton:-The Mary sailed from Calcutta the 23d of February, and left the Pilot the 1st of March. Sydney Gazette, Sat 7 Jun 1817. -------------------------------------------------- Convicts who sailed on the 'Mary' direct from Ireland - 1819 & 1836 - are currently being listed, incomplete data to date.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 66 |
| 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
Committed to the House of Correction for trial at the ensuing General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Mary Armstrong charged with feloniously stealing 113 pairs of cotton stockings the property of Mr Robert Gill. Nottingham Journal, 6 July 1822. Yesterday William Nadin and William Moore under sentence of transportation for life and Mary Armstrong, Ann Osborne, for seven years were removed from town gaol under the care of Mr Vason, the two former to be placed on board the Ganymede at Chatham, and the two latter on board the Mary at Woolwich. Nottingham Journal, 17 May 1823.
Tasmanian Records. Convict conduct Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON40-1-1$init=CON40-1-1P13 No 22. Mary Armstrong, per Mary, Tried Nottingham, Aug 14 1822, 7 years. Transported for Grand Larceny. Gaol report, Bad. Widow with 2 children. See record for details. Aug 1829, Nurse at the hospital- Drunk last night, to be placed in the stocks for 2 hours. -------------------------------------------------- GOVERNMENT NOTICE No. 289. Colonial Secretary's Office, December 29, 1829. THE periods for which the undermentioned persons were transported having expired, certificates have been granted to them accordingly. Mary Armstrong, 22, Mary. Launceston Advertiser, 4 Jan 1830.