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Bartholomew Keeffe was transported on the Mary, departing 25th May 1819 and arriving 26th Aug 1819 with 161 passengers.
Built 1811, Ipswich,England 361 tons. 1817 Journey On Monday arrived the ship Mary, Capt. ORMON, from Calcutta, with merchandize—Passengers, Captain FAITHFUL and Lieut. HAMILTON: this vessel has brought 6 male prisoners from India, destined for Port Jackson; to which place it is expected she will sail to-morrow. Hobart Town Gazette, 24 May 1817. Ship News. On Thursday arrived from Calcutta, via Derwent, the ship Mary, Captain Ormon, with a various cargo. -Passengers from Calcutta, Captain Faithfull and Lieutenant Hamilton:-The Mary sailed from Calcutta the 23d of February, and left the Pilot the 1st of March. Sydney Gazette, Sat 7 Jun 1817. -------------------------------------------------- Convicts who sailed on the 'Mary' direct from Ireland - 1819 & 1836 - are currently being listed, incomplete data to date.
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| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849 Irish Convicts to New South Wales 1788-1849, by Peter Mayberry |
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Convict Notes
Colonial Secretary Index. KEEFE, Bartholomew. Per "Mary", Aug 1819 1822 Nov 29 On list of prisoners assigned (Fiche 3290; 4/4570D p.68) 1824 Aug 27 On list of persons receiving an assigned convict (Fiche 3290; 4/4570D pp.25, 26) 1824 Dec 20 His ticket of leave suspended for six months and to a clearing party. On return of fines and punishments in the Police Office (Reel 6023; 4/6671 p.104) --------------------------------------------------------------- NSW Convict Index. Mary Flaherty; per Hooghley 1831, Certificate of Freedom, 20 Oct 1838, No 38/0932. Wife of Bartholomew Keefe, per Mary, 1819, fbs (as stated on her CF)
1825: Bartholomew KEEFE (KEEFFE) – free by servitude – Mary 1819, labourer Sydney (see NSW and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849, New South Wales General muster A-L 1825).
1819: Bartholomew KEEFFE 21, 5’1 ¾, fair ruddy complexion, dark brown hair, grey eyes, native place County Cork (see NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842; Bound Indentures 1818-1819).
He is most likely the brother of fellow prisoner Patrick KEEFFE, who was also tried and convicted of stealing sheep at the Summer sessions of the Cork City Assizes. Both are natives of Cork County.
TRIED: Summer 1818 (see New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849).