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Marry Byrne was transported on the Sugar Cane, departing 12th Apr 1792 and arriving 17th Sep 1793 with 102 passengers.
Sugar Cane, was a 403 burthen ton merchantman and convict ship that was dispatched in 1793 from Ireland to Australia. She was launched in 1786 upon the Thames River. Under the command of Thomas Musgrave, she sailed from Cork, Ireland, on 12 April 1793, with 110 male and 50 female convicts. During the voyage a mutiny by the convicts was put down and a convict executed. She arrived at Port Jackson, New South Wales on the 17 September 1793. The Sugar Cane left Port Jackson for Bengal in late 1793.
Sugar Cane (generic)References
| Primary Source | NSW Gov Convict Records. |
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Family connections for Mary (Burn) are: BURN Mary (Burn) was born about 1771/5. She was tried for stealing cotton (or a silver pocket watch) at Dublin Ireland, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 17 9 1793 after a voyage of 5months on SUGAR CANE. She had a first (1of5) relationship with John (Rousseau) & produced 1child.>>> [Some details taken from this Website; where 2xMarry (Byrne) have entries: information that follows may refer to one or other of them, or may be there was only one] John (Rousseau/ean) was born about 1780. He enlisted on 15 7 1792 as a private at Savoy UK & deserted in that year. After being recovered on 12 11 1792 he embarked on 2 1 1793 & arrived in NSW as a soldier on 17 9 1793 after a voyage of 5/17months on SUGAR CANE. He was granted 425acres with16others in 1796. John (Rousseau) married secondly Lucy (Lane her second (2of3) relationship) on 23 7 1798 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. In 1798 he was detached to (Abbott)s company & went with the company to Norfolk Island in 1802. He left Norfolk Island on 4 10 1794. In 1806 he returned to the UK & India on furlough until 1809 & remained with (Abbott)s company until his discharge on 24 4 1810 when he is recorded as returning to UK. He was father of 6known children in his lifetime. Details of John (Rousseau)s family are given in entry for William (Singleton PITT 1792) on this Website. .. >>>Mary (Burn) was sent to Norfolk Island where she produced another child: 1.Elizabeth (Burn?) was born in 1797. It may be she who was recorded in February 1805 as child >2yrs on stores on Norfolk Island. She left Norfolk Island with her mother on 3 9 1808 on CITY OF EDINBURGH to Derwent Tasmania, arrivig on 5 10 1808. She was baptised on 8 7 1816 age about19 at St Davids CofE Hobart. .. >>>Mary (Burn) was recorded in February 1805 as sentence expired on stores on Norfolk Island. She left Norfolk Island with 2children on 3 9 1808 on CITY OF EDINBURGH to Derwent Tasmania, arrivig on 5 10 1808. She was an emancipist when she married (3of5) James (Bendall) shopkeeper on 2 10 1810 at St Phillips CofE Sydney.>>> James (Bendall) was born in 1780 in London. He was tried at Surrey Quarter Sessions in July 1806, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW on 27 7 1807 after a voyage of 6months on DUKE OF PORTLAND. He became a shopkeeper. He died on 20 8 1811 age31, recorded as convicted 1794 at Old Bailey, & was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney/Old Sydney Burial ground. [Some details taken from this Website] .. >>>Mary (Burn) produced another child:>>> 1.John (Burn?) was born on 9 10 1815 & baptised on 13 4 1816 at St Davids CofE Hobart. .. [>>>Mary (Burn/Brown/Byrne) had a fifth known relationship with & married John William (Leach) emancipist on 3 6 1816 at St Davids CofE Hobart. She produced perhaps 6children in her lifetime.] [William (Leach) was born about 1775. He was convicted of stealing a copper pot at Middlesex Gaol Delivery on 1 7 1801, sentenced to 7years & arrived at Port Phillip (now Victoria) on 4 10 1803 after a voyage of 7+months on HMS CALCUTTA (an expedition that settled in Tasmania); he probably camped at what is now Sorrento/Sullivans Bay. He may have been transferred to Risdon on Derwent River Tasmania-whch occurred late in 1803. He was recorded as off stores in Hobart town on 2 10 1818.] [Details taken from entry for John (Leach) on this Website] REFERENCES Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Irene Schaffer & Thelma McKay 'Exiled Three Times Over! Profiles of Norfolk Islanders Exiled in Van Diemens Land 1807-1813' James Hugh Donohoe 'Norfolk Island 1788-1813-The People and Their Families' Reg Wright 'Forgotten Generation of Norfolk Island & Van Diemens Land'
Sent to Norfolk Island then to VDL.
Born - Ireland. Stealing Cotton.