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Mary Haggerty was transported on the Royal Admiral, departing 2nd May 1842 and arriving 24th Sep 1842 with 205 passengers.
The Royal Admiral was built at Lynn in 1828. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Royal Admiral in 1830, 1833, 1835 and to Van Diemen's Land in 1842. 1833 - Ship; Royal Admiral. Commenced fitting as a Convict Transport at Deptford on the 29 March. Surgeon Superintendent [Andrew Henderson] joined on the 3rd April. Guard embarked on the 13th. Sailed on the 17th and anchored in Kingston Barbour near Dublin on the 9th May. 220 convicts embarked on the 16 May 1833 and the ship sailed from Dublin Bay for Sydney on the 4th June and arrived there on the 20 October. Originally embarked with 221 convicts, 5 Died at sea, 1 was Relanded. 11 sick on shore, The convicts were described as 220 such wretchedly debilitated creatures ... Refer to the surgeons journal for full details
Royal Admiral (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 96 |
| 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 |
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Convict Notes
Mary had a child, James, in 1837, with my ancestor, James Purfleet. He was also a convict, transported for life in 1833. Does anyone know if James lived, married, had children, etc?
Mary's native place of birth is listed as Liverpool, England - on her Convict record. Father: Patrick, at native place. Sister: Sarah, at native place. Application for permission to marry: Mary HEGGERTY (Royal Admiral) to Frank MARSHALL (free). 30 April 1845. (ref. 52/1/2 no. 125)
Mary Haggerty was listed as 19 years old when transported to VDL - she was transported for 'stealing a watch' Mary had been convicted before. She was 5'0¾" tall, very dark brown hair, blue eyes, P D on lt arm above elbow M F M H M D and dots on rt arm above elbow, illiterate, had spent 3 years on the town, RC. 2/9/1851: TOL 17/6/1853: Free Certificate.
Mary married Thomas Egginton (var. Eggleton) on April 13, 1857. She had 12 children over 18 years. She died in Franklin, Tasmania.