Mary Hurley

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Summary

Born
Jan 1799
Conviction
Vagrancy
Departure
Jan 1823
Arrival
Jun 1823
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Mary Hurley
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1799
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Country servant
Aliases: Murley, Mcalister, Mcallister

Crime

Crime: Vagrancy
Convicted at: Ireland, Cork
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 25th Jan 1823
Ship: Woodman
Arrival: 25th Jun 1823
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Mary Hurley was transported on the Woodman, departing 25th Jan 1823 and arriving 25th Jun 1823 with 104 passengers.

1823 Journey. SHIP News.— The ship Woodman, Captain Ford, arrived from Ireland, via Rio de Janiero, on Wednesday evening the 25th ult. She brings 94 female convicts, in good health; together with 8 children. Including children, there are 38 free passengers, by this opportunity, mostly destined for Van Diemen's Land. Sydney Gazette, 3 July 1823.

WoodmanWoodman (generic)

References

Primary SourceNew South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 7th March 2025

Colonial Secretary Index. HURLEY, Mary (Per "Woodman", 1823) see BURLEY, Mary BURLEY, Mary. Per "Woodman", 1823 1825 May 2,3 Re permission to marry at Sydney (Reel 6063, 4/1786 p.64; Reel 6014, 4/3514 p.225) 1825 May 16,25 Re permission to marry John Macalister in the Roman Catholic church (Reel 6063, 4/1786 p.86; Reel 6014, 4/3514 p.398)

Maureen Withey avatar
341
on 7th March 2025

NSW Convict Index. Mary Hurley, alias Murley, McAlister, McAllister. per Woodman, 1823, Certificate of Freedom, 16 Nov 1831, No 31/1108. Transported to Norfolk Island as Mary McAlister; wife of John McAllister, per Lord Eldon, 1817 fbs (as stated on her CF). Moreton Bay Convict Records. Mary McAllister, per Woodman. (no details of her original conviction) Tried Sup court, Sydney, 19 Aug 1835, for Highway robbery, 7 years. No date recorded for her return to Sydney. Description Record. Mary McAllister, age 40, native place Co cork, 5ft tall, dark comp, brown hair, hazle eyes, catholic.

Tony Beale avatar
116
on 24th May 2020

New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867 (NRS 12210) Butts of Certificates of Freedom 1831 November 16 no. 31/1108 5' 1/2" high Hurley or Morley Sallow and freckled complexion, brown hair and gret inflamed eyes. Some scars. Wife of John Mcallister Lord Eldon free by servitude. Transported to Moreton Bay for 7 years by the high court of Sydney in the name of Mary Mcallister The Sydney Monitor (NSW : 1828 - 1838) Wed 19 Aug 1835 Page 2 MATTER: ames Nicholson and Mary McAllister, stood indicted for forcibly taking from the person of Elizabeth Ryan, of Castlereagh Street, one silk gown, two caps, &c., on the 1st day of July last. Guilty of larceny. Remanded to answer another charge.