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Transportation
John Dowling 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 | NSW 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
CORRECTION: John Dowling is a native of Kildare not Queen's County (see Irish Convicts to New South Wales 1788-1849, by Peter Mayberry).
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: John DOWLING or DOOLAN or DOLAN 21, 5’10½”, fair ruddy complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes, native place Queen’s County (see NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842; Bound Indentures 1818-1819).
NOTE: Not to be confused with fellow prisoner John Dowling, born 1795, a native of Kildare who was sentenced to transportation for 7 years for cow stealing.
CRIME: Burglary and robbery (see NSW Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849).
TRIED: Spring 1818 (see NSW Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849).