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Edward Corcoran was transported on the Mary, departing 25th May 1819 and arriving 26th Aug 1819 with 161 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.
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| Primary Source | NSW State Archives - Certificate of Freedom - [4/4423; Reel 601] in lieu of CF 50/2211 and [4/4423; Reel 601] renewed CF 40/2260 |
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Convict Notes
1825: Edward CORCORAN – free by servitude – Mary 1819, labourer Sydney (see NSW and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849, New South Wales General muster A-L 1825).
1824, 27 May: Edwan (Edward) CORCORAN – Certificate of Freedom #50/2211 – labourer; 30, 5’6½”, sallow and freckled complexion, sandy brown hair, blue eyes; native place Naas, Kildare. Remarks: “Replaced with second certificate 17 June 1824” (see NSW, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867).
1818, 25 July: Admitted to Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin; transferred by the Government (see Ireland, Prison Registers, 1790-1924; Dublin, Kilmainham, 1815-1910). 1819, 25 August: Edward CORCORAN 24, 5’7”, fair ruddy complexion, dark flaxen hair, hazel eyes, native place Kildare (see NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842; Bound Indentures 1818-1819).
TRIED: Summer 1817 (see NSW Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849).
DoB and Occupation - see Irish Convicts to New South Wales 1788-1849, by Peter Mayberry.