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Transportation
Catherine Coote was transported on the Mary, departing 3rd Jun 1823 and arriving 5th Oct 1823 with 127 passengers.
Built 1811, Ipswich,England 361 tons. 1817 Journey On Monday arrived the ship Mary, Capt. ORMON, from Calcutta, with merchandize—Passengers, Captain FAITHFUL and Lieut. HAMILTON: this vessel has brought 6 male prisoners from India, destined for Port Jackson; to which place it is expected she will sail to-morrow. Hobart Town Gazette, 24 May 1817. Ship News. On Thursday arrived from Calcutta, via Derwent, the ship Mary, Captain Ormon, with a various cargo. -Passengers from Calcutta, Captain Faithfull and Lieutenant Hamilton:-The Mary sailed from Calcutta the 23d of February, and left the Pilot the 1st of March. Sydney Gazette, Sat 7 Jun 1817. -------------------------------------------------- Convicts who sailed on the 'Mary' direct from Ireland - 1819 & 1836 - are currently being listed, incomplete data to date.
Mary (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 68 |
| 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
Source: Old Scottish Genealogy and Family History. Records of Transported Convicts https://www.oldscottish.com/convict-records-15.html Catherine COOTE Description, John Street, Glasgow. Occupation, Unstated. Tried: Glasgow, 17 Sep 1822, Transportation - 14 years. Per Ship: Mary, 03 June 1823, New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land. --------------------------------------------------------------- GLASGOW ASSIZES. Tuesday, Sept. 17. Thomas Brown, Catherine Coot, James Holmes, alias Letters, and Mary Jarvis, alias Nimmo, alias Ruth Lamb, alias the Badger, were found guilty of several acts of theft, and Holmes and Mary Jarvis of being reputed thieves. Lord Meadowbank addressed them in nearly the following words—You have all of you been convicted of the various crimes of theft, aggravated by being habit and repute common thieves. Catherine Coote the only one who has made a candid confession of her guilt- ... and the sentence the law is that all of you be transported for fourteen years. ... Morning Advertiser 25 Sep 1822.
Tasmanian Records. List of prisoners per Mary (3) who do not appear to have landed at Sydney. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-2$init=CON13-1-2P278 See list for details.