Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Mary Brown was transported on the Tory, departing 26th Apr 1848 and arriving 6th Aug 1848 with 170 passengers.
Built 1842 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 512 Tons. Three (3) sailings transporting convicts to Australia: 1845; 1846/47 & 1848. Passengers on the 1846 voyage are still being listed, on this site. Please note this if searching records.
Tory (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 302 |
| 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
Mary Brown, 20 yrs, married with 1 child, can not read nor write, a hawker, convicted of stealing 6 yards of flannel, sentenced to 10 yrs at Liverpool on the 8 Mar 1848. Once previously convicted of felony, once summarily. Prison Registers and Statistical Returns - page 189 1843-1850 HO 24/12
Place of origin: Dublin, Dublin No; 919 Status; Single - 1 child on board Offence; Stealing flannel 1849 - Child Margaret died 3 January 1849 at Brickfields Nursery 1849 - Marriage Permissions. 24 July 1849 Abraham Wiltshire. Ship; Marion to Mary Brown. Ship; Tory 1849 - 20 August 1849. Marriage. St George's Church Abraham aged 28 years old. Butcher Mary aged 21 years old 1850 - 26 July 1850. Birth of son Abraham Wiltshire. 1855 - FRIENDS AT THE ORPHAN SCHOOLS Orphan Number: 5779 Orphan: Abraham WILTSHIRE Mother: BROWN, Mary Father: WILTSHIRE, Abraham Mother's ship: Tory Father's ship: Marion 2 Age when admitted: 5yrs Date admitted: 20 Sep 1855 Date discharged: 24 Apr 1856 Institution(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: father, Ticket of Leave Remarks: References: SWD6