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Mary Ann Buckley was transported on the Friendship, departing 31st May 1817 and arriving 14th Jan 1818 with 102 passengers.
This convict ship, being 274 tons and 75 feet long was one of the light weight ships in the fllet and was skippered by Master Francis Walton. Built in Scarborough in 1784, she carried 76 male and 21 female convicts. During her return voyage to England her crew came down with scurvy and with insufficient crew to man her, she was scuttled in the straights of Macassar. The survivors were transferred to the Alexander.
FriendshipReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 351 (177) |
| 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
Convict Indents. Name Mary Ann Buckley Age 21 Date of Conviction 27 Feb 1817 1819 - 18 Feb. sent to Newcastle per "Lady Nelson" 1820 - 9 Mar. sent to Newcastle per "Elizabeth Henrietta" 1826 - Application to Marry Joel Toll. Age; 30. Ship; Hindostan. Sentence; 7 years. Bond. Mary Ann Buckley. Age; 24. Ship; Friendship. Sentence; 7 years. Bond 1828 - Sydney Goal. Name; Mary Toll or Buckley. Free. Session; Bench of Peace. Bail 1828 - 1832 - Mary would have died as Joel remarries in 1832
Statement of John Green, Clerk of Emu Plains Establishment, 2 June 1827, relating to female convicts sent to the government Agricultural Establishment at Emu Plains in 1822-23, Colonial Office Records, CO 210/182, p. 327 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-987060654 : Mary Buckley per Friendship Received May 1st 1822 Discharged 30th July 1823 at her own request from the cruel treatment she received from the overseers particularly from Isaac Holmes. Returned to the Factory. See also: Australian (Syd), 21 Apr 1825, p. 3, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article37071356. Proceedings of the Commission of Enquiry [into the employment and behaviour of female convicts sent to the Government Establishment at Emu Plains], 10 Aug 1825, in Watson, Frederick & Chapman, Peter & Australia, Historical records of Australia, vol XI, page 828, http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-475003792.
Mary Ann Budkley F/S at Factory Parramatta on 1823-25 census. There are a Bridget and Mary Ann Buckley BC at the Orphan School.
New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856 Main Series of Letters Received, 1788-1826 - names of convicts with their characters during the voyage from London to New South Wales on the transport ship Friendship. pp 6597 to 6605 A good disposition ...........................?