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Transportation
Mary Corcoran was transported on the Hooghley, departing 24th Jun 1831 and arriving 27th Sep 1831 with 186 passengers.
The Hooghley was built in London in 1819. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Hooghley in 1825, 1828, 1831 and 1834. 1831 Voyage - Hooghley. Shipping; Intelligence. ARRIVALS. From Cork, on Tuesday last, whence she sailed the 24th June last, the ship, Hooghley,309 tons, Captain Reeves, with- 184 female prisoners. Surgeon superintendent, James Ellis, Esq. this vessel brings out ten free settlers and 20 children, as steerage passengers. Source; The Sydney Herald. Mon 3 Oct 1831. Page 4. Shipping Intelligence.
Hooghley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
From the New South Wales Government Gazette, published on the 7th November 1832 LIST OF FEMALE CONVICTS ASSIGNED FROM 1st TO 30th JUNE, 1832. 941. *Corcoran Mary, Hooghley, allwork, to Thomas Parnell, Richmond https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230389269/12475571
Absconded. Corcoran Mary, No, 31-444, Hooghley, 24, Nursemaid, Waterford, 5 feet 4½, blue grey eyes, light brown hair, ruddy freckled comp. from Mr. John Brown, Hunter’s River. NSW Govt Gazette, 22 Aug 1832.
NSW Convict Index. Mary Corcoran, per Hooghley 1831, Certificate of Freedom, 17 Dec 1838, No 38/1094.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Mary Corcoran, age on arrival, 23, per Hooghly (3) 1831, Tried at Wexford, 1830, 7 years, for Stealing coat. 1 former conviction. DOB, 1808, Native place, Waterford. Single. Catholic. Trade, Nurse maid house maid.