Summary
Personal Information
Transportation
Mary Hennessy was transported on the Asia 1, departing 10th Sep 1829 and arriving 13th Jan 1830 with 202 passengers.
Built by A Hall & Co at Aberdeen in 1818. A Brig of 536 tons. (Wikipedia) 1830 - Voyage. Asia from Ireland. Female Convict Ship; Stead; Master, Alexander Nesbit M.D. Surgeon Superintendent. Arrived in Sydney Cove 13 Jan 1830. Mustered - 186. Died on Voyage - 3. Disembarked - 1. Total Embarked - 200
Asia 1 (generic)References
| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Asia - 13 Jan 1830. |
Claims
"5 x GGRANDMOTHER"
"Mary Hennessy is my 3 x great grandmother."
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Convict Notes
Tuesday- Second day At half-past nine o’clock the Hon. Judge Jeer took his seat on the Bench. After the usual preliminary arrangements the following cases were disposed of:— ... Mary Hennessy pleaded Guilty to the charge of stealing several articles of wearing apparel— It appearing from the calendar that the prisoner had been twice before in Gaol for house-robbery, she was sentenced to 7 years’ transportation. Clonmel Herald, 25 March 1829.
Married: William Henry Jeffery (Convict-The Marquis of Hastings) 28th March, 1831 - Sutton Forest NSW. Both are buried in St Saviour's Cemetery, Goulburn, NSW.
** Spelling as per Index **
1830 - 29 Nov. New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts' Applications to Marry. No; 315. Name: Mary Hennessy. Age: 30 [1800] Spouse: Wm Hy Jeffries. Age; 27. Marquis Hastings. Life. Ticket of Leave Refused - 29 Nov 1830 1831 - Australia, Marriage Index, Name: Mary Hennessy & Spouse: William H Jeffers ** Date: 1831 - Berrima, Bong Bong, Sutton Forest, New South Wales Volume Number: V B 1840 - 17 Jan. Certificate of Freedom. No; 40/174. Date; 17 Jan 1840. Age; 40
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Asia - 13 Jan 1830. Indent No; 179 Name; Mary Hennessy Age; 30 years, Single Native Place; Tipperary Trade or calling; All work Country Offence; Stealing Clothes Trial; Tipperary - March 1829 - 7 years Height; 5 ft 0 1/2 in Assigned; James Atkinson Noted against name; SISTER to 175 Indent No; 175. Catherine Foggarty. Per; Warrants of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.