Mary Greatrix

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Summary

Born
Jan 1819
Conviction
Larceny from a person (including picking pockets)
Departure
Nov 1832
Arrival
Mar 1833
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Mary Greatrix
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1819
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Nurse girl/servant
Aliases: Greatrict, Greatrakes

Crime

Convicted at: Ireland, Limerick
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 15th Nov 1832
Ship: Surrey Ii
Arrival: 9th Mar 1833
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Mary Greatrix was transported on the Surrey Ii, departing 15th Nov 1832 and arriving 9th Mar 1833 with 144 passengers.

Sailed from Cork Ireland on 5th November 1832. Arrived Port Jackson 9th March 1833. 142 female Irish convicts to NSW Was a hired Female Convict ship, also on board were 11 children

Surrey IiSurrey Ii (generic)

References

Primary SourceIrish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry.

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 18th May 2025

Monday last, the General Quarter Sessions for the City of Limerick were opened, … The following were convicted to be transported for seven years— … Mary Greatrakes. stealing money from Mrs. Everitt; ... Kerry Evening Post, 7 April 1832.

Maureen Withey avatar
341
on 16th May 2025

NSW Convict Application to Marry. Phillip Chamberlain, per Lord Lyndoch, age 29, 7 years, Free; and Mary Greatrix, per Surrey (6) age 21, 7 years, Bond. Parramatta, 9 Dec 1840.

Maureen Withey avatar
341
on 16th May 2025

This day the City Sheriffs received an order from Dublin Castle,  transmit the following female convicts to Cork, for transportation : —Margaret Hennessy, Margaret Norris, Bridget Duggan, Margaret Doyle, Mary Connelly, Catherine Ryan, Bridget Morgan, Margaret Sullivan, Bridget Fitzgerald, Ellen Connors, Anne Kelly, Mary Mahony, Ellen Hurley, Mary Greatrix, Judith Shaughnessy, Mary Griffin, Margaret Connors, Mary Corbett, Honora Hennessy  and Connors. Limerick Chronicle, 19 Sep 1832.

Maureen Withey avatar
341
on 16th May 2025

Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Mary Greatrix, alias Greatrict, Greatrakes, age on arrival, 14, per Surrey II (1833). Tried 1832, at Limerick, 7 years, for Picking pockets - stealing money from Mrs Everitt. DOB, 1819, Native place, Limerick. Single, Catholic. Nurse girl.