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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Cassie was transported on the Margaret, departing 5th Feb 1843 and arriving 19th Jul 1843 with 158 passengers.
Built 1829 at Chepstow. 365 tons. Female prisoners were transported to New South Wales on the 'Margaret' in 1837, 1839 and 1840. The 'Margaret' was the last convict ship to transport female prisoners to New South Wales. Another voyage to Van Diemen's Land in 1843. The 1840 sailing also carried 17 free female passengers and one male. The registers of persons is not yet complete on this web site, so please note this if researching. (A work in progress.)
Margaret (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 260 |
| 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
Family connections for Mary (Cassie) are: CASSIE Mary (Cassie) was born about 1824. She was tried at Edinburgh Court of Justiciary Midlothian Scotland, sentenced to 10years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 19 7 1843 after a voyage of 5.5months on MARGARET. She married John (Wolstencroft/Wolstonecraft) with permission on 23 11 1846 at Bethesda church. [Some details taken from this Website] John (Wolstencroft/Wolstonecraft) was born in 1822. He was gaoled for 7days for stealing shoes, for 14days for stealing lemon drops, for 6months for a felony & tried at Lancaster Session of Peace, sentenced to 7years & arrived in Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) as a convict on 27 10 1835 after a voyage of 4months on AURORA; he was 4'5.5" pockpitted complexion light brown hair grey eyes large scar inside left wrist. He is recorded in 1835 as assigned to Mr R (Dry). He was issued his Certificate of Freedom in 1840. On 17 5 1841 he was tried at Launceston Quarter Sessions, sentenced to 7years-spending 2years on probation at Picton. He absconded & was sentenced to 12months in chains at Port Arthur. He was a shoemaker. On 8 8 1848 he was living at Fingal. He was issued his Ticket of Leave on 26 8 1848. He died in 1904 age82 at New Town Charitable Institution & buried as a pauper at Cornelian Bay cemetery Tasmania. [Some details taken from this Website] Reference: 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.