Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Keefe was transported on the Midlothian, departing 17th Nov 1852 and arriving 24th Feb 1853 with 61 passengers.
Built 1835 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 414 Tons. (Register of female convicts currently being listed - incomplete at this date)
Midlothian (generic)References
| Primary Source | VDL Founders & Survivors Convicts Campbell Town convict brick trail (AL39) |
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Convict Notes
Trial 28 Feb 1852 at Wexford IRE for setting fire to a house (Arson). Admitted her guilt, stating she committed the offence to be transported. Family: brothers John & Thomas; sisters Mary & Catherine all at Kilkenny Desc: aged 21 from Kilkenny IRE, 4'11.75" tall, illiterate, RC, fresh complexion, hazel eyes, black hair, mole lower part of right arm, single, tattoos 'PH' upper right arm; and '♡ and X' on left arm. Permission to marry 7 Nov 1854 - James Askey (David Lyon 1830, free by servitude). They married 28 Dec 1854, having 9 children together born between 1855-1874. Died 19 Aug 1893 at Richmond of cardiac disease