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James Creedon 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.
Mary (generic)References
| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849; Irish Convicts to New South Wales 1788-1849, by Peter Mayberry |
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Convict Notes
1828, 31 August 31: Denis CREEDON per Mary – discharged from the Phoenix Hulk to Moreton Bay per the ship Borodino (see New South Wales, Australia, Convict Records, 1810-1891; Phoenix Hulk: Discharge Book, 1825-1830).
1825: Daniel (James) CREEDON – free by servitude – Mary 1819, 7 years; labourer, Sydney (see NSW and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849, NSW General muster A-L 1825). 1825, 24 March: James or Denis CREEDON – Certificate of Freedom #182/3410 – convicted Cork City, Lent 1818, 7 years; native place Co Cork; carman; 33, 5’3”, ruddy complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes. A second Certificate was issued on 6 October 1825 #99/4442. A third certificate #51/5839 was issued on 30 November 1826 (see NSW, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867).
1819: James or Denis CREEDON 27, 5’3 ½ ”, dark ruddy complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes, native place City of Cork (see NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842; Bound Indentures 1818-1819).
TRIED: Lent 1818 (see New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849).
OCCUPATION: Carman (see Irish Convicts to New South Wales 1788-1849, by Peter Mayberry).