Mary Delaney

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Summary

Born
Jan 1820
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Sep 1842
Arrival
Dec 1842
Death
Feb 1859
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Personal Information

Name: Mary Delaney
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1820
Death: 20th Feb 1859
Age at death: 39
Occupation: House servant
Aliases: Comte (Married)

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Ireland, Wicklow
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 4th Sep 1842
Ship: Waverley
Arrival: 15th Dec 1842
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Mary Delaney was transported on the Waverley, departing 4th Sep 1842 and arriving 15th Dec 1842 with 139 passengers.

Built 1838 at Whitby. Wood barque of 436 Tons. (Incomplete registers for persons transported on these sailings of the Waverley - a work in progress) 1847 - 129 female prisoner, 32 children. 39 Free females

WaverleyWaverley (generic)

References

Primary SourceVDL Founders & Survivors Convicts Campbell Town convict brick trail (AL63)

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Convict Notes

C H avatar
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on 26th June 2025

Name: Delaney, Mary Record Type: Convicts Departure date: 4 Sep 1842 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Waverley (2) Place of origin: Wicklow Voyage number: 206 Index number: 18254 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1386788 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1386788

Sarah Godfrey avatar
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on 5th August 2023

Trial 23 Jun 1842 at Wicklow for stealing potatoes & 2 years on the town. Family: father John; mother Ann; brothers John, Michael & Thomas at Wicklow Desc: aged 22 from Wicklow IRE, fresh & freckled complexion, 5'0.25" tall, can read but not write, RC, dark brown hair, hazel eyes She married Stephen Comte (Prince Regent 1830) 7 Jul 1852. They had 5 children together (Caroline, Stephen, Henry, Tomas & John). She spent 7 years in VDL before moving to VIC, and spending another 7 years before her death 20 Feb 1859 at Fryers Town VIC of a malignant tumour of the breast (6 months)