Mary Ann Griffin

Mary Ann Griffin, one of 108 convicts transported on the Mary Ann, November 1822

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Mary Ann Griffin
Aliases:	none
Gender:	f

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1804
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	1857
Age:	53 years

Life Span

Female median life span was 58 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Grand larceny
Convicted at:	Somerset Quarter Sessions
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Mary Anne
Departure date:	25th December, 1821
Arrival date:	20th May, 1822
Place of arrival	New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 108 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 134
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Anonymous on 11th October, 2011 wrote:

Mary ann Griffin was a cousin of Elizabeth Riley and both were convicted on the same day at Somerset QS and also were on the same convict ship - Mary ann.

MA Griffin was originally married to a george Griffin, also a convict

ER was married to James ( Ryley ) Riley who was earlier sent out on the Lady Ridley

I think Mary ann griffin was with an infant whilst on board the Mary ann

Convict Changes History

Ann Marie Gould on 26th April, 2020 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1804 (prev. 0000), date of death: 1857 (prev. 0000), gender: f, crime