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John Carey was transported on the Mary, departing 25th May 1819 and arriving 26th Aug 1819 with 161 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 | NSW Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849 |
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Convict Notes
John married Matilda Byrne in 1826. Matilda was born in the colony, the daughter of Patrick Byrne (Convict, Marquis Cornwallis, 1796) and Sarah Best (Convict, Britannia, 1798). The appear in the 1828 Census Page 83... Cary, John, 29, FS, Mary I, 1819, 7, Carpenter, Campbell St Sydney. [C0552] Cary, Matilda, 28, BC. [C0553] Cary, John W., 1, BC. [C0554]
1825: John CAREY – free by servitude – Mary 1819, employed by Mr Broughton, Appin (see NSW and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849, New South Wales General muster A-L 1825).
1819: John CAREY 20, 5’8”, dark ruddy complexion, dark brown hair, blue eyes, native place Cork (see NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842; Bound Indentures 1818-1819).
1824, 12 August: Granted Ticket of Leave #328/1262 - John CAREY, b 1800, carpenter; 5'7½”, sallow complexion, dark brown hair, dark blue eyes; for the District of Parramatta. Notation: "The original was granted in pursuance of... [an] order of the 7th Nov 1822 stating that he had been always in Government employ" (see NSW Tickets of Leave, 1810-1869; Register of tickets of leave, 1824-1827).
CRIME: Larceny of a coat (see NSW Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849).
TRIED: Summer 1818 (see NSW Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849).