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Personal Information
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Voyage
Transportation
Mary Cole was transported on the Henry Wellesley, departing 23rd Sep 1835 and arriving 7th Feb 1836 with 122 passengers.
304 ton ship built in India in 1804.
Henry Wellesley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 165 (85) |
| 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
The following prisoners were tried and sentenced as follows: …. Mary Cole, Transported 7, ... North Devon Journal, 9 July 1835.
NSW Convict Index. Mary Cole, alias Smith, Alias Kerry, per Henry Wellesley, 1836. Certificate of Freedom, 13 May 1848. No 48/0222.
NSW Convict Application to Marry. Michael Long, per James Pattison, Age 26, 7 years, Free; and Mary Cole; alias Mary Smith; alias Mary Kelly, per Henry Wellesley; age 25, 7 years; Bond; Widow. Date, 27 Apr 1837, Sydney.
Henry Wellesley Medical Journal Age; 24 years old Case No; 10. Cholera. 15 November 1835. At sea. Discharged; 3 December 1835. Quite well New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Indent No; 48 Age; 24 Reads, Roman Catholic, Widow. Native Place; County Cork Trade; Laundry maid, all work Offence; Robbing lodgings Height; 5 ft. 3 3/4 in Complexion; Ruddy Hair; Red Eyes; Light Hazel Certificate of Freedom - 48/222
Mary was born in 1811 in Cobh, Cork, Ireland and the spelling of her name was likely Carey rather than Kerry.
Mary was freed to her husband Michael Long by marriage (1837). Their son James was baptised at Illawarra by James Rigney 1841 where the family was living in a house owned by Col. Henry William Breton (see Elizabeth Maria Blaxland). Mary was returned to the factory in 1843 having left Michael. She received a certificate of freedom in 1848.
Married James Long 1837, son James Long born and baptised 1841. Family appears in 1841 census at Goondarren, Wollongong. Mary returned to the female factory 1843 and earned Certificate of Freedom 13 May 1848