Mary Connell

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Summary

Born
Jan 1823
Conviction
Stealing a Coat
Departure
Jun 1849
Arrival
Sep 1849
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Mary Connell
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1823
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Housemaid

Crime

Convicted at: Cork County
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 26th Jun 1849
Arrival: 29th Sep 1849
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Mary Connell was transported on the Australasia, departing 26th Jun 1849 and arriving 29th Sep 1849 with 203 passengers.

Built 1847 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 500 Tons. Passenger/transportee's are currently being listed (incomplete at this date)

AustralasiaAustralasia (generic)

References

Primary Sourcehttps://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1382411

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 8th February 2026

CON41-1-24 Image 35 No; 1008 Offence; Stealing a coat, {Stated she committed this offence to be transported] Status; Single - 1 child on board [James Casey aged 12 months] Lived with Casey 2 years 1851 - Married; Thomas McCarthy. Date of marriage: 28 Jul 1851. Thomas aged 34 years old Mary aged 30 years old THE FRIENDS OF THE ORPHAN SCHOOLS Orphan Number: 785 Orphan: James CAREY Mother: CONNELL, Mary Mother's ship: Australasia Age when admitted: 3yrs 3mths Date admitted: 7 Jul 1851 Date discharged: 26 Dec 1851 Institution(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: mother, Ticket of Leave References: SWD28 1851 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS Name: Connell, Mary. Ship/free: Australasia Marriage to: Mccarthy, Thomas. Ship/free: Hyderabad Permission date: 8 Jul 1851. CON52/1/3 Page 315

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on 17th June 2025

Name: Connell, Mary Record Type: Convicts Employer: Addison, Stephen: 1851 Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Cork Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 13990 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1382411 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1382411