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Mary Brien was transported on the City Of Edinburgh (1), departing 23rd Jun 1828 and arriving 12th Nov 1828 with 82 passengers.
Departed Cork 23/6/1828. Arrived Port Jackson 12/11/1828. 80 Female Prisoners, 12 free women, 36 children [Convicts Children; 1 male and 5 female children]
City Of Edinburgh (1) (generic)References
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NSW Convict Index. Mary Brien, ux David Lyons, per City of Edinburgh, 1828. Ticket of Leave, No 31/859. District, Sydney; Born, Pip; Trade, Nurse housemaid; Tried Cork City. (I suspect birthplace “Pip” should read “Tip” (Tipperary).) Mary Brien, per City of Edinburgh, 1828. Certificate of Freedom, 7 April 1835. No 35/0295. Remarks: TL 31/859; Wife of David Lyons, per Prince Regent, 1821, fbs (as stated on her CF). New South Wales, Australia, Convict Applications for the Publication of Banns, 1828-1830, 1838-1839 NAME: David Lyons GENDER: Male BIRTH YEAR: 1801 AGE: 28 ARRIVAL YEAR: 1821 ARRIVING VESSEL: Prince Regent 2 SPOUSE NAME: Mary Brien SPOUSE GENDER: Female SPOUSE AGE: 19 SPOUSE ARRIVAL YEAR: 1828 SPOUSE VESSEL: City Edinburgh MARRIAGE YEAR: Abt 1829 APPLICATION DATE: 05/10/1829 APPLICATION PLACE: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Cork Assizes. Richard Tobin, Mary Brien, Honora Harrington, and Catherine Burns were indicted for stealing several articles from the shop of Mrs. M. A. Skillin, in Patrick-street. John Harris and John Scannell, two juvenile accomplices, identified the prisoners, and detailed a series of visits to the shop of Mrs. Skillin, out of which they contrived to purloin the articles in question, width they pawned at the office of Mr O’Keeffe, at the corner of Morleys-lane, in the North Ham Street and at Mr Thorntons and the proceeds were divided between them. The clerk of Mr. Thornton identified one of the prisoners, as having pledged the articles now produced; and she said she got them from man who came over in one of the steam packets. Mr. O'Keeffe, the other pawnbroker, was called up and vigorously examined by the Court, to what questions were put to the person who pawned the articles, and whether she was that description of person who was likely to come honestly by the articles. To which he replied that it was a young woman who was employed by him that took the articles into pawn. The court directed that the young woman be sent for, and that Mr. O'Keeffe should also produce his books, to ascertain in what name the articles were pledged. Ann Johnson deposed to the articles being pawned by the messenger of woman named Gill, but she cannot say whether any of the prisoners at the bar were the parties; she gave the articles to Mrs. Skillen, who claimed them as her property, and paid the amount which had been procured on them at office. The books were produced, and in the month of January entries of articles pledged in the name of Gill were found, which articles were then identified. Baron Pennefather recapitulated the evidence. The prisoners were severally found guilty, and sentenced to transportation for seven years. Dublin Evening Packet, 10 April 1828. ------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE. There were two prisoners named Mary Brien, who were both tried at Cork. This one was tried in 1828, in Cork City. It is not easy to distinguish them.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Mary Brien, alias O’Brien, age on arrival, 18, per City of Edinburgh (1) 1828, Tried Cork, 1827, 7 years, for Shoplifting. DOB 1810, native place, Tipperary. Single. Catholic. Nurse maid house maid.