Mary Gilligan

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Summary

Born
Jan 1812
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Mar 1831
Arrival
Jul 1831
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Mary Gilligan
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1812
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Housemaid

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Ireland, Dublin City
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 23rd Mar 1831
Ship: Palambam
Arrival: 31st Jul 1831
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Mary Gilligan was transported on the Palambam, departing 23rd Mar 1831 and arriving 31st Jul 1831 with 122 passengers.

394 tons. 1831 voyage from Cork, Ireland to New South Wales, Australia. Capt. Willis. 114 female prisoners. Also 50 girls from the Foundling Hospital, Cork with 2 Matrons and their husbands and children. Also 4 female wives of convicts already in Australia and their children. Register of passengers currently being updated and not yet complete.

PalambamPalambam (generic)

References

Primary SourceNSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842, Annotated Printed Indentures 1831

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
342
on 15th May 2026

RETURN OF FEMALE CONVICTS ASSIGNED TO SETTLERS AND OTHER PERSONS FROM THE FACTORY AT PARRAMATTA, BETWEEN THE 1ST OF JANUARY AND THE 31ST MARCH, 1832. 177. Gilligan Mary, Palambam, laundress, to George Graham, Campbelltown. Nsw Govt Gazette, 11 July 1832. LIST OF FEMALE CONVICTS ASSIGNED IN THE MONTH OF JULY, 1832. 3189. *Gilligan Mary, Palambam, laundress, to Major Rhodes, Waterloo Mills Note.--The assignees have failed to withdraw the women marked*. Sydney Gazette, 15 Nov 1832. LIST OF ALL FEMALE CONVICTS ASSIGNED AND TRANSFERRED IN AUGUST 1832. 1420. GILLIGAN MARY, Palambam, house-maid, to Jane Fieldhouse, Upper Minto NSW govt Gazette, 28 Nov 1832.

Maureen Withey avatar
342
on 7th December 2024

NSW Convict Application to Marry. James Bennett, per James Pattison, Age 24, 7 years, Free; and Mary Gilligan, per Palambam; age 24, 7 years; Free; Date, 9 Nov 1836, Sydney.

Dianne Jones avatar
218
on 23rd June 2020

Crime: Stealing stays (see NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842, Annotated Printed Indentures 1831).