Mary Cooley

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C H on 17th June 2025

Name: Cooley, Mary Record Type: Convicts Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Clare Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 14643 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1383085 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1383085

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Ellen West on 12th June 2012

MARY was tried at Clare on the 27th February 1849 and was sentenced to 10 years for stealing a sheep with felonious intent. Prosecutor JOHN McMAHON, Co Clare Mary was married (Micheal Cooley) 28 years old. & a Housemaid MARY left Dublin 26th June 1849 on board the "Australasia" arrived in Tasmania 29th September 1849 Her description Height 4' 11 1/4" COMPLEXION sallow, frecked,dark HEAD small, VISAGE oval, FOREHEAD high HAIR black, brown EYEBROWS black, EYES light hazel, NOSE short MOUTH medium, CHIN medium . Her native place Clare. 15th November 1853 MARY applied for permission to marry SAMUEL CUSHION (Free), will be recommended if Cleryman is satisfied.MARY then applied to marry MATHEW BLACKHAM (Free) approved 30th November they married 26th December 1853 MARY applied for permission on the 11th July 1854 to marry EDWARD KEELY (Waverley) 25th October 1854 MARY applied to marry HENRY GALE (Stratheden) approved 15th November 1854 & married him on the 11th December 1854 Witness's were John Glinlin & Bridget Welsh Ticket of Leave was granted 2nd August 1853 Conditional Pardon was granted 2nd August 1853 Ref : CON 41/24 Recommended for Conditional Pardon 24th October 1854 Conditional Pardon approved 7th October 1855 at Hobart Certificate of Freedom collected 18th July 1862 24th November 1863 charged at 12.15pm at New Norfolk PO with being of unsound state of mind, no residence, discharged 28th November at Hobart no sentence 5th March 1864 Admitted to New Norfolk Insane Asylum for Amentia, 50 year old labourers wife of Hobart MARY & MATHEW were married by the Rev Dr Fry their witness's were WILLIAM & ANNE (nee Behan) HICKS she was Mary's shipmate MARY was a convict she was tried at Clare on the 27th February 1849 and was sentenced to 10 years for stealing a sheep with felonious intent. Prosecutor JOHN McMAHON, Co Clare Mary was married (Micheal Cooley) 28 years old. & a Housemaid MARY left Dublin 26th June 1849 on board the "Australasia" arrived in Tasmania 29th September 1849 Her description Height 4' 11 1/4" COMPLEXION sallow, frecked,dark HEAD small, VISAGE oval, FOREHEAD high HAIR black, brown EYEBROWS black, EYES light hazel, NOSE short MOUTH medium, CHIN medium . Her native place Clare. 15th November 1853 MARY applied for permission to marry SAMUEL CUSHION (Free), will be recommended if Cleryman is satisfied.MARY then applied to marry MATHEW BLACKHAM (Free) approved 30th November they married 26th December 1853 MARY applied for permission on the 11th July 1854 to marry EDWARD KEELY (Waverley) 25th October 1854 MARY applied to marry HENRY GALE (Stratheden) approved 15th November 1854 & married him on the 11th December 1854 Witness's were John Glinlin & Bridget Welsh Ticket of Leave was granted 2nd August 1853 Conditional Pardon was granted 2nd August 1853 Ref : CON 41/24 Recommended for Conditional Pardon 24th October 1854 Conditional Pardon approved 7th October 1855 at Hobart Certificate of Freedom collected 18th July 1862 24th November 1863 charged at 12.15pm at New Norfolk PO with being of unsound state of mind, no residence, discharged 28th November at Hobart no sentence 5th March 1864 Admitted to New Norfolk Insane Asylum for Amentia, 50 year old labourers wife of Hobart MARY & MATHEW were married by the Rev Dr Fry their witness's were WILLIAM & ANNE (nee Behan) HICKS she was Mary's shipmate MARY had a sister MARGARET who came out on the same ship as her she was married to a MICHEAL COY who came out on the "London 2" which left Kingston on the 20th December 1850 arriving on the 19th March 1851. MARY was a convict she was tried at Clare on the 27th February 1849 and was sentenced to 10 years for stealing a sheep with felonious intent. Prosecutor JOHN McMAHON, Co Clare Mary was married (Micheal Cooley) 28 years old. & a Housemaid MARY left Dublin 26th June 1849 on board the "Australasia" arrived in Tasmania 29th September 1849 Her description Height 4' 11 1/4" COMPLEXION sallow, frecked,dark HEAD small, VISAGE oval, FOREHEAD high HAIR black, brown EYEBROWS black, EYES light hazel, NOSE short MOUTH medium, CHIN medium . Her native place Clare. 15th November 1853 MARY applied for permission to marry SAMUEL CUSHION (Free), will be recommended if Cleryman is satisfied.MARY then applied to marry MATHEW BLACKHAM (Free) approved 30th November they married 26th December 1853 MARY applied for permission on the 11th July 1854 to marry EDWARD KEELY (Waverley) 25th October 1854 MARY applied to marry HENRY GALE (Stratheden) approved 15th November 1854 & married him on the 11th December 1854 Witness's were John Glinlin & Bridget Welsh Ticket of Leave was granted 2nd August 1853 Conditional Pardon was granted 2nd August 1853 Ref : CON 41/24 Recommended for Conditional Pardon 24th October 1854 Conditional Pardon approved 7th October 1855 at Hobart Certificate of Freedom collected 18th July 1862 24th November 1863 charged at 12.15pm at New Norfolk PO with being of unsound state of mind, no residence, discharged 28th November at Hobart no sentence 5th March 1864 Admitted to New Norfolk Insane Asylum for Amentia, 50 year old labourers wife of Hobart MARY & MATHEW were married by the Rev Dr Fry their witness's were WILLIAM & ANNE (nee Behan) HICKS she was Mary's shipmate MARY had a sister MARGARET who came out on the same ship as her she was married to a MICHEAL COY who came out on the "London 2" which left Kingston on the 20th December 1850 arriving on the 19th March 1851.