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Transportation
Mary Holland was transported on the Indispensible, departing 30th Sep 1795 and arriving 30th Apr 1796 with 134 passengers.
Indispensible (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 208. Index to Casualities in the NSW Corps TNA WO25/1342, f78. Indispensible Convict Indents p138, SANSW. Casualty Returns of the 102nd Reg't WO25/2170, f180. Online Index of Burials and Births in NSW |
| 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
aged 26 at Trial 26 Mar 1794
Family connections for Mary (Holland) are: Some amendments added Oct 2025. HOLLAND Mary (Holland) was born on 1 7 1775 in Surrey. She was tried for stealing sheets etc at Surrey Assizes on 26 3 1794, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 30 4 1796 after a voyage of 6months on INDISPENSABLE. She had a first (1of3) relationship with Lachlan/in (Ross).>>> [Some details taken from this Website-where more has been contributed since 2022] Lachlan/in (Ross) was born in Scotland & became a peruke maker. He enlisted in NSW Corps on 26 10 1789 in UK as a private & arrived in NSW as a soldier on 26 6 1790 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship SCARBOROUGH; a voyage noted for extreme brutality of prisoners with a high death rate; he was 5'2". In 1798 he was detached to (Abbot)s company & also was granted 25acres at Mulgrave Place Hawkesbury. On 29 12 1800 he achieved the rank of Corporal. In 1801 he was sent to Norfolk Island with (Paterson)s company & in 1804 with the company to Port Dalrymple Tasmania. On 1 12 1805 he was made Sergeant. In 1808 he was detached from (Paterson)s company to (Cummings) company, then to 7company in 1809. He returned to UK in May 1810. He may have died in Canadian Wars about 1811. Mary (Holland) & Lachlan/Laughlin (Ross) produced 2children: 1.Daniel/Donnal (Ross) was born on on 15 11 1797 in Parramatta & baptised on 26 6 1798 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He was enlisted in NSW Corps on 25 3 1810 age12 as a drummer with 7company. He travelled to UK in May 1810, was discharged & died there on 27 3 1811 age13. He may have died in Canadian Wars. .. 2.Mary Ann (Ross) was born on 30 7 1799 in Parramatta & baptised on 1 9 1799 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She married Robert (Wright) on 2 12 1816 at St Matthews CofE Windsor & produced at least 6children. She died on 17 7 1848 age49-. ..Robert (Wright) was born on 15 6 1794 at Parramatta & baptised on 6 7 1794 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. In 1802 he is recorded with his parents at Hawkesbury. In 1806 he was recorded at Mulgrave Place Hawkesbury on stores with his parents. He was recorded in 1821 as a settler, in 1823 as a blacksmith, in 1825 as a settler & in 1828 & 1832 as a blacksmith. He died on 27 1 1835 age40. ..Details of Robert (Wright)s family are given in entry for Joseph (Wright SCARBOROUGH 1788) on this Website. ..Details of a second marriage for Mary Ann (Ross/Holland) are given in entry for James (Floyd INDIAN 1810) on this Website. .. >>>Mary (Holland) had a second (2of3) relationship with Joseph (Butler his second relationship) whom she later married - in 1826. She was Free by Servitude by 1804. She was recorded in 1825 living with Jno (Butler). She married Joseph (Butler) in May 1828 (not shown in Smees records). >>> Joseph (Butler) was born about 1767. He was tried for highway robbery of Edward (Poulton age13), on 22 2 1786, & stealing linen handkerchief etc of Martha (Robinson) at Old Bailey in February 1786, sentenced to 7years, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 6 1790 afer a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship NEPTUNE; a voyage noted for extreme brutality of prisoners with a high death rate. He had a first relationship wth Mary (Manderville her second relationship) from about 1793. After the deaath of his wife in 1795 he sold his property & moved away from Parramatta. He was Free by Servitude by 1800. He was recorded in 1814 as off stores with 2children. He seems have been recorded in 1825 as Jno (Butler) living with Mary (Holland). He died on 25 1 1836 age69 father of 3children.] [Some details taken from this Website] .. >>>Mary (Holland) had a third relationship with Thomas (Cooper) by 1806. She was recorded in 1808 with (Thomas (Cooper) & in 1814 with Thomas (Cooper) & 3children. She married Joseph (Butler) in May 1828 (not shown in Smees records). She produced 6children in her lifetime. Thomas (Cooper/Cappur aka Thomas/John (Williams)) son of Elizabeth (Cooper) was born on 19 10 1771 (probably earlier) & baptised on 19 10 1771 at Aston on Trent Derbyshire. He was tried for burglary at Shropshire Assizes, sentenced with mercy to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 18 5 1798 after a voyage of 9months on BARWELL. He was Free by Servitude by 1808. He was recorded in 1814 as a sawyer. In 1825 he was assigned as a sawyer to Kissing Point & is recorded there with Conditional Pardon. He is recorded in 1828 with Conditional Pardon as tenant at Hunter Hill, perhaps with his daughter & her husband. He died on 25 10 1828 age57. [Some details taken from this Website] [Noted also: a Thomas (Cappur) was convicted of felony & burglary on 14 8 1875 at Lincolnshire] References: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Irene Schaffer & Thelma McKay 'Exiled Three Times Over! Profiles of Norfolk Islanders Exiled in Van Diemens Land 1807-1813' James Hugh Donohoe 'Norfolk Island 1788-1813-The People and Their Families' Reg Wright 'Forgotten Generation of Norfolk Island & Van Diemens Land' Pamela Statham 'A Colonial Regiment-New Sources Relating to the New South Wales Corps-1789-1810'
Mary Holland was tried 26 Mar 1794 at Surry Assizes aged 26. Transported to NSW per Indispensable 1796. This is shown on the Indispensible Convict Indents p138, SANSW son Daniel Ross (born 15 Nov 1797 NSW) departed the colony in May 1810 as Drummer (Boy) of the 102nd Regt, with his father Serj Lachlan Ross aboard Hindostan. Daniel was discharged from 102nd Regiment still serving as Drummer (Boy) aged 14, at Horsham Barracks - 27 Mar 1811, (WO25/1342, f78). This has been mistakenly recorded as a death by some researchers. Mary Ross was tried for obtaining property in the name of Maj Abbott of the 102nd Reg't & Mrs Abbott in May 1809 before the Bench of Magistrates. This may possibly be Mary Holland due to the 102nd Reg't connection At his death in New Brunswick Canada, Lachlin Ross 102nd Casualty Return of 23 Jun 1815 cited a beneficiary as Dan'l Ross with a difficult to read notation of residence which could be 'at Wm Forster Castle Tain Richmond (Scotland)' or 'at Wm Foster, Castle Town Richmond (NSW)' [WO25/2170, f180] The last record of Mary Holland per Indispensdible 1796 is recorded by many as occuring in Nov 1828 as Mary Golland (sic) per Indispensible, described as Joseph Butler's servant, her age given as 50 and her religion as Catholic. The age is quite incorrect compared to the age of 26 at conviction in 1794, but it is not uncommon for people to have lost track of their age in latter years. Bearing in mind that there were at least 19 women named Mary who arrived aboard Indisensible in 1796, there is much room for more research on this. it's quite possible that previous family researchers have incorrectly threaded togther several different women in the commonly accepted account due to not cross checking all the other women named Mary. A Mary Butler died at Pitt Town NSW aged 74 in 1847. Given that the age is in the correct vicinity and the location is the same as the locality her daughter Mary Ann Floyd (nee Ross/Holland) was living adds some possible credibility here, and makes this date worth further research Another Mary HOLLAND died 28 Feb 1847 with a stated age of 60 at Sydney Benevolent Society, and was buried Sydney, St. Lawrence CofE. Once again the age is quite incorrect, but not uncommon to see. Age at death is rarely reliable in this era, particularly when you see a whole number like '50' or '60' which suggest a rounding up or down, or approximation by an informant who really didn't know
1825 - New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters. Year - 1825 Name; Mary Holland Age; No details Class; F. S. Ship; Indispensible - 1806 - 7 years Remarks\Assigned; LIVING with Jno Butler
See also https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/floyd/james/76793 The husband of Mary’s daughter Mary Ann Holland. Both woman were early pioneers of the MacDonald valley.Donnal Holland is believed to have died in New Brunswick Canada iduring the Canadian wars with his father, Lachlan Ross, who had found him a drummer boy position. Lachlan Ross is believed to have been involved in the founding of Georgetown Tasmania 1805.
After Mary separated from Lachlan Ross, she was in a relationship with Thomas Cooper (Convict, Barwell, 1798). They had a daughter, Louisa Lucy Holland, born 1808. Muster records 1806... [Ref A2171] Mary Holland, Indispensible, FBC. with Thomas Cooper. [Ref C0594] Mary Holland, Indispensible, 2 male and 2 female natural children. 1814... [Ref 6726] Mary Holland, Indispensible, Off Stores, 3 children Off Stores. With Thomas Cooper. Soon after this, Mary was with Joseph Butler (Second Fleet Convict, Neptune, 1790). In fact, the birthdates of her children are quite confusing and it would appear that she may have had children to Joseph, prior to separating from Thomas. I have been unable to locate Mary in the 1828 Census.
Sentenced 1794 Surrey to 7 years, age 19 for stealing bedsheets and a cotton counterpane. Mary HOLLAND "Indispensable" (b.1 Jul 1775 - Surrey, England d. 28 Feb 1847 - St Lawrences Benevolence, Sydney, NSW, Au) sp: Laughlin ROSS (m. Abt 1797(nm)) |-Daniel HOLLAND (b.15 Nov 1797) |-Mary Ann HOLLAND (b. 30 Jul 1799 d.17 Jan 1848)