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Transportation
Margaret Duffy was transported on the Friendship, departing 31st May 1817 and arriving 14th Jan 1818 with 102 passengers.
This convict ship, being 274 tons and 75 feet long was one of the light weight ships in the fllet and was skippered by Master Francis Walton. Built in Scarborough in 1784, she carried 76 male and 21 female convicts. During her return voyage to England her crew came down with scurvy and with insufficient crew to man her, she was scuttled in the straights of Macassar. The survivors were transferred to the Alexander.
FriendshipReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 349 (176) |
| 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 |
Claims
"Margaret Duffy is my paternal 4x great-grandmother through her convict daughter, Maria Hamill nee Courtney"
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Convict Notes
Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Name Margaret Duffy UX ? Duffy Age 45 Date of Conviction 24 Jul 1816 Place of Conviction Berwick upon Tweed Estimated Birth Year abt 1771 Trade; Servant 1825 - General Muster. Wife of Bernard Duffy LIne above; Bernard Duffy, Shipley 1817. Life. Govt. Employ. Port Macquarie Line below; Catherine Duffy aged 15 years old. Came Free. Ship; Friendship-1817 Daughter oif Bernard Duffy.
New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary’s Papers, 1788-1856 Main Series of Letters Received, 1788-1826 - names of convicts with their characters during the voyage from London to New South Wales on the transport ship Friendship. pp 6597 to 6605 And 4 children. Insolent and indolently inclined
The Newcastle Courant of 17 August 1816 reported: The mayor of Berwick, last week, received a respite, during the pleasure of the Prince Regent, for the five criminals now under sentence of death in the gaol of that town, for coining. Forgery of the King's currency was treason. Men were punished by hanging, drawing and quartering, and women by burning at the stake. The last burning for coining took place in 1789. Maria COURTNEY was transported on the female convict ship Friendship. Margaret DUFFEY and Mary MOEN (also known as MOON), together with their children, accompanied Maria on the voyage. The Friendship left London, England on 3rd July 1817, arriving in Sydney 195 days later on 14th January 1818.
Born: Antrim, Northern Ireland. Died: Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia. Maiden Name Courtney was convicted with her partner (Bernard Duffy) for forgery, coining and presenting fake sixpences. Arrived seven months after Husband with Daughter Ann 18yrs, Son Bernard Jr. 10yrs and Daughter Catherine 6yrs. Ticket of Exemption No.32/138 2 January 1832 Allowed to remain in the District of: Sydney On recommendation of District Bench Dated: 10 September 1833.