Summary
Transportation
Mary Dawson was transported on the Kains, departing 5th Jul 1830 and arriving 11th Mar 1831 with 121 passengers.
353 tons. 1831 voyage from Britain to Australia: Capt William Lushington GOODWIN. Surgeon: Thrasycles CLARKE. Several children of the female convicts accompanied them. One of the seamen, Charles Picknell, kept a diary of the voyage and excerpts have been published.
Kains (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 435 (220). NSW Australia Convict Indents 1788-1842 |
| 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
Last week a coroner’s jury in Berwick, which sat on the body of John Murray, who died there recently, in consequence of a stroke he had received on the head with an iron coal rake, on the 21th of December last, brought verdict of wilful murder against Mary Dawson, a woman with whom Murray had cohabited.— Caledonian Mercury Globe, 15 Feb 1830
Convicted for the murder of her husband.