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Mary Ann Cohill was transported on the Alexander, departing 4th Nov 1815 and arriving 4th Apr 1816 with 88 passengers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Fleet http://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_alexander_1788 The Alexander was built at Hull in 1784 by Walton & Co. She was taken up by the East India Company in 1786. Convict Transport-Barque built Ship. 452 tons, 114ft long, 31ft wide. Arrived with 177 male Convicts (14 dv) Carried 30 Crew + 41 Marines Master: Duncan Sinclair She was the largest of the eleven vessels of the historic First Fleet to Australia. The First Fleet consisted of two Royal Navy escort ships, HMS Sirius and HMS Supply accompanied by six convict transports, the Alexander, Charlotte, Friendship, Lady Penrhyn, Prince of Wales and the Scarborough, and three store ships, the Borrowdale, Fishburn and Golden Grove. Convicts on the 1st Fleet Alexander are listed under Lady Penrhyn, Scarborough & Alexander.
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| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Tasmanian Convict Records. |
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https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD36-1-1p45j2k Marriage in District of Hobart Town 1816. John Simonds, age 42, convict per Fortune, and Mary Ann Carrol, age 22, convict per Alexander, were married 23 June 1816, by Banns. John signed his name, Mary Ann her X.
https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1p55 60 female convicts embarked on the Brig Kangaroo for the Derwent, 10 April 1816. All transported to NSW per Alexander, apart from 2 women. Mary Ann Cohill, per Alexander, Tried at Dublin City, May 1815, 7 years. -------------------------------------------------- Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Mary Ann Cahill, alias Delany, Delaney, age 23, per Alexander II (1816), Tried at Dublin City, 1815, 7 years. DOB, 1793. Servant. -------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Conduct Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON40-1-1$init=CON40-1-1p252 36. Mary Ann Corbett. Alexander 1816, Kangaroo 1816. Tried at Dublin 1815, 7 years. May 5 1817. Ux Simmons (Dutchman)/ Drunk/ to work in her own time one week for Govt & confined at night. Aug 15 1817. Ux Simmons/ Receiving stolen property – Acqd. Aug 30 1817. Ux Simmons. Other instances of drunkenness and punishments. Last entry on this record: Nov 26 1821. Ux Simmons /T.L. D. & Disy – to forfeit her T.L & be confined in H. M. Gaol to hard labor. -------------------------------------------------- From the reference to "Ux Simmons", she appears to have married someone called Simmons before May 1817.