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Sarah Cassidy was transported on the Mary, departing 13th Apr 1835 and arriving 7th Sep 1835 with 181 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 | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 30 |
| 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
Somehow along the way Sarah Cassidy from Monaghan Ireland on the Margaret in 1836/7 seems to have replaced the record for this completely separate Sarah Cassidy from Preston, Lancashire. Details amended. Sarah Cassidy was convicted at the Lancaster Quarter Sessions held at Preston 15/10/1834. She was a singlewoman from Preston, aged 23 at the time of the trial. The newspaper [Preston Chronicle - Saturday 18 October 1834] reported it thus- Sarah Cassiday, 23 was charged with stealing at Preston one basket, one shawl and other articles, the property of Ellen Barnes. The prosecutor is keeper of a house of ill-fame at which the prisoner lodged and the articles were taken away at a late hour of the night. The prisoner was found guilty and having been before 11 times committed to the house of correction, was sentenced to be transported for seven years. She had several stays in Newcastle gaol whilst in NSW in which she was variously described as 5ft, ruddy complexion, stout, cross eyed, brown hair, a native of Killarney. She was imprisoned for 14 days for insolence to her employer Benjamin Cox in January 1836. [New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930- Newcastle- 1837] 31/7/1837 she was on trial at the Maitland County Petty Sessions accused of drunkenness and again insolence by her employer Benjamin Cox and was imprisoned 21 days. [New South Wales, Australia, Criminal Court Records, 1830-1945- Monthly Returns of Trials of Convicts- 1832-36- 1837] Sarah now 25, was granted permission to marry 50 year old George Pavin (Norfolk) in Dec 1836 at Maitland. She is listed as a dairymaid/country work [New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts' Applications to Marry, 1826-1851- 1837] The only confusion lies in her birthplace- one of the jail docs lists Killarney, the other looks most like Carlisle (Cumbria). There is a birth record of a Sarah Cassidy late 1811/early 1812 at Wigton, near Carlisle, possibly her?
**Note: Duplicate record - the 2 Sarah Cassidy's are the same person Certificate of Freedom No.43/2219 dated 27 December 1843, Prisoner No.37/139, Trade: Country Servant, Offence: Stealing Clothes, Date of Trial: 24 October 1836, Year of Birth: 1797, Wife of William Marsh Sarah Cassidy Married William Marsh 26 Dec 1837 Death 1873, NSW, Registration No.236
SOURCE:New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842: State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12189; Item: [X640]; Microfiche: 729 NOTE:previous information listed Sarah coming out on the ship Mary, she ACTUALLY SAILED on the Margaret. see attached records.
Sarah married Wiliam Marsh in 1837. She died in the Hyde Park Assylum and was buried at Necropolis (Rookwood) in the Catholic section.