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Mary Keeling was transported on the Henry Wellesley, departing 23rd Sep 1835 and arriving 7th Feb 1836 with 122 passengers.
304 ton ship built in India in 1804.
Henry Wellesley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 165 (85) |
| 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
Henry Wellesley Medical Journal Case No; 3 Ophthalmia. Woolwich 22 September 1835. Aged; 42 years old Remarks; A miserable old woman that has been afflicted with Scrofula from her youth & has been for the last 6 months subject to inflammation of the left eye..... Discharged; quite well 30 September 1835. 1835 - 25 December 1835. Re-admitted. ATROPHIA Died; 27 December 1835 - The body was not examined Scrofula - Scrofula is a condition in which the bacteria that causes tuberculosis causes symptoms outside the lungs. This usually takes the form of inflamed and irritated lymph nodes in the neck. Ophthalmia - phthalmia (also called ophthalmitis) is inflammation of the eye. It results in congestion of the eyeball, often eye-watering, redness and swelling, itching and burning, and a general feeling of irritation under the eyelids. Ophthalmia can have different causes, such as infection from bacteria, viruses, fungi, .....
Mary KEELING was convicted at Lancaster and given a life sentence. Transported to New South Wales, Australia per the 'Henry Wellesley' 1835/36. Mary was aged 42 years. Worker in a cotton factory. She died during the voyage on 27 Dec 1835. (ref. Ship surgeon's journal)