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Bridget Kelly was transported on the Alexander, departing 4th Nov 1815 and arriving 4th Apr 1816 with 88 passengers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Fleet http://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_alexander_1788 The Alexander was built at Hull in 1784 by Walton & Co. She was taken up by the East India Company in 1786. Convict Transport-Barque built Ship. 452 tons, 114ft long, 31ft wide. Arrived with 177 male Convicts (14 dv) Carried 30 Crew + 41 Marines Master: Duncan Sinclair She was the largest of the eleven vessels of the historic First Fleet to Australia. The First Fleet consisted of two Royal Navy escort ships, HMS Sirius and HMS Supply accompanied by six convict transports, the Alexander, Charlotte, Friendship, Lady Penrhyn, Prince of Wales and the Scarborough, and three store ships, the Borrowdale, Fishburn and Golden Grove. Convicts on the 1st Fleet Alexander are listed under Lady Penrhyn, Scarborough & Alexander.
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| Primary Source | Tasmanian Convict Records. Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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1817 - Marriage; Hobart - 3 Sept 1817 by Banns John Read Riddle. [Widower] Age; 37. Ship; Guildford Bridget Kelly. [Widow] Age; 50. Ship; Alexander. Witness; Arthur Connelly Minister; David W Bush Husband was executed; Murdered by her husband;- Burials in the Parish of St Johns Launceston in the Year 1825 No;— Name; John Read Riddle When Died; 1825, 31 Aug When Buried; 1825, 31 Aug Age; No details Ship’s Name; No details EXECUTED for Murder. He confessed to the murder of 2 of his wives in this colony and that he had a wife living in England By Whom Ceremony was preformed; Wm Bedford - RGD34/1/1 no 1029
https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1p55 60 female convicts embarked on the Brig Kangaroo for the Derwent, 10 April 1816. All transported to NSW per Alexander, apart from 2 women. Bridget Kelly, per Alexander, Tried at Dublin City, Feb 1815, 7 years. --------------------------------------------------- Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Bridget Kelly, age 51, per Alexander II (1816), Tried at Dublin City, 1815, 7 years. DOB, 1765. Servant. ---------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Convict Conduct record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON40-1-5$init=CON40-1-5p238 27. Bridget Kelly. Alexander 1816 Kangaroo 1816. Tried Dublin 1815, 7 years. April 5 1817. Absconded from the service of her Master – to be kept to hard labor on the gaol for 3 months unless she consents to return to her master within a week.