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Transportation
Mary Hogg 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 94 |
| 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 Hogg, aged 61, and Jane Hogg, aged 36 the daughter of the former, were charged with the wilful murder of a male child on the 17th of April last. Stated this offence: The murder of my daughter's child, which was just born. I strangled it. I was sentenced to be hung. I commited the crime to prevent my daughters disgrace being known. The Times,10 Aug 1841 Mary HOGG and Jane HOGG were placed at the bar. His LORDSHIP commented strongly upon the enormity of the crime of which they had been found guilty, but stated that the recommendation of the jury would be taken into consideration, and considering, also, that the whole affair was involved in much darkness, the life of the elder prisoner would be spared, but she must be removed from this country for the remainder of it, and the younger prisoner would have to undergo a long and severe imprisonment, the duration of which he could not at present venture to determine. Mary was 5’2” tall, could read, single, grey hair, blue eyes, face wrinkled, scar on left arm. 19/1/1847: TOL Possible Death Date: 24/4/1854: Mary Hogg died at Launceston, aged 82 of natural causes, listed as a widow.
Mary was the illegitimate daughter of John Hogg, landowner in Fordlands, Irthington, Cumbria. She worked for him as his housekeeper until his death in 1842 which coincided with her murder trial. She was charged along with her illegitimate daughter, Jane Hogg (aged 36), in the death of Jane's newborn infant on same the night that Old John Hogg died (at 92 years) in the same house. She was 62 years old when she was transported to Van Damien's Land and never returned to England despite her good behavior. Reference Carlisle Journal article dated April 24, 1842 and Carlisle Assizes records dated April 1842. Additional information available from John Hogg's Last Will and Testament as well as Van Damien's Land Convict Muster Records.