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Margaret 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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Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Margaret Kelly, age 22, per Alexander II (1816), Tried at Dublin City, 1815, 7 years. DOB, 1794. Servant country. ---------------------------------------------------- https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1p54 (all per Alexander) Nos 1 – 28. 60 female convicts embarked on the Brig Kangaroo for the Derwent, 10 April 1816. 11. Margaret Kelly, per Alexander, Tried at Dublin City, Feb 1815, 7 years. -------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. KELLY, Margaret. Two convicts of this name embarked on "Kangaroo" 1816 Apr 10 - On list of convicts embarked on the "Kangaroo" for the Derwent (Reel 6004; 4/3494 p.461) -------------------------------------------------- TWO CONVICTS OF THE SAME NAME ON THE SAME SHIPS TO V.D.L. BOTH CONVICTED IN DUBLIN CITY, BOTH THE SAME AGE, BUT SENTENCES ARE DIFFERENT AND DATES OF TRIALS ARE DIFFERENT. -------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian conduct Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON40-1-5$init=CON40-1-5p234 19. Margaret Kelly. Alexander 1816, Kangaroo 1816. Tried at Dublin 1815, 7 years. No further information on this record. ----------------------------------------------------- THE under-mentioned Persons have obtained Certificates during the last Week: Margaret Kelly ... Alexander Hobart Town Gazette, 12 Nov 1824.