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Mary Kelly was transported on the Pyramus, departing 8th Oct 1831 and arriving 5th Mar 1832 with 149 passengers.
Pyramus (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 202 |
| 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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NOTE. This person has been confused with the second Mary Kelly, who was transported for life for uttering base coin. The Mary Kelly, who was sentenced for 7 years was NOT known as Hannah. ---------------------------------------------------------- Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 12 July 2022), June 1831, trial of MARY KELLY (t18310630-175). MARY KELLY, Theft > simple larceny, 30th June 1831. 1363. MARY KELLY was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of May , 1 handkerchief, value 3s., and 1 other handkerchief, value 2d., the goods of Mary Vernon ; 4 half-crowns, 1 sixpence, 2 shillings, and 2 pence , the property of James Doran . .... GUILTY . Aged 27. - Transported for Seven Years . --------------------------------------------------- Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Mary Kelly, age on arrival, 27, per Pyramus, (1) 1832, Tried London, England, 1831, 7 years, for Stealing money, Married, catholic, DOB, 1805, Native place, Galway. Trade, Laundress. ------------------------------------------------- Medical Journal of the Pyramus, convict ship, from 2 Sept 1831 to 156 Mar 1832, by James Rutherford, surgeon and superintendent, during which time the ship was employed in transporting female convicts to New South Wales. (Described at item level) ADM 101/62/4/1 1831-1832 Folios 1-4: copy of the sick list covering the period from 16 September 1831 to 16 March 1832. Folios 1, 11-13: Mary Kelly, aged 27, convict; sick or hurt, hysteria; put on sick list 11 October 1831, discharged 5 January 1832 to her berth.
1363. MARY KELLY was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of May , 1 handkerchief, value 3s., and 1 other handkerchief, value 2d., the goods of Mary Vernon ; 4 half-crowns, 1 sixpence, 2 shillings, and 2 pence , the property of James Doran . JAMES DORAN . I am a ballast-heaver . On the night of the 29th of May I slept with a work-mate, named John Macquire , at Mrs. Vernon's - I left my money in my coat pocket by the bed-side; there were four half-crowns, one sixpence, two shillings, and 2d. - I went to bed between twelve and one o'clock; the prisoner came into the room between three and four o'clock in the morning; I knew her by sight before - she awoke us, and asked us to drink some beer, which she gave us out of a mug; I fell asleep again, and when I awoke again all this property was gone - I was present when the officer took her; she denied having any money - she said she had none belonging to me; he searched her, and I told him what I had lost - he found four half-crowns and the apron on her. MARY VERNON . I keep the house. I cannot tell how the prisoner got in that morning, but she had been in and out a good deal the fore part of the night - the key was behind the door; she might take it and get in - I got up at seven o'clock in the morning, and missed a handkerchief and apron from the table in the front room. JOHN RANDLE . I am a Police-constable. I took the prisoner - she denied having any money; I searched her in a public-house, and found three half-crowns in her pocket, one in her bosom, two shillings, and a sixpence - she had an apron on, which she took off, and rolled up; I could not find the handkerchiefs.(Apron produced and sworn to.) The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that the money found in her possession was her own, and that she had been drinking with the prosecutor before he went to bed, and paid for what he had. JAMES DORAN . I did not see her till she came into our room with the beer in the jug. Prisoner. Mrs. Vernon knows I was ironing at her house, and the apron was one I had to iron. MARY VERNON. No, she was not. GUILTY . Aged 27. - Transported for Seven Years .
1363. MARY KELLY was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of May , 1 handkerchief, value 3s., and 1 other handkerchief, value 2d., the goods of Mary Vernon ; 4 half-crowns, 1 sixpence, 2 shillings, and 2 pence , the property of James Doran . JAMES DORAN . I am a ballast-heaver . On the night of the 29th of May I slept with a work-mate, named John Macquire , at Mrs. Vernon's - I left my money in my coat pocket by the bed-side; there were four half-crowns, one sixpence, two shillings, and 2d. - I went to bed between twelve and one o'clock; the prisoner came into the room between three and four o'clock in the morning; I knew her by sight before - she awoke us, and asked us to drink some beer, which she gave us out of a mug; I fell asleep again, and when I awoke again all this property was gone - I was present when the officer took her; she denied having any money - she said she had none belonging to me; he searched her, and I told him what I had lost - he found four half-crowns and the apron on her. MARY VERNON . I keep the house. I cannot tell how the prisoner got in that morning, but she had been in and out a good deal the fore part of the night - the key was behind the door; she might take it and get in - I got up at seven o'clock in the morning, and missed a handkerchief and apron from the table in the front room. JOHN RANDLE . I am a Police-constable. I took the prisoner - she denied having any money; I searched her in a public-house, and found three half-crowns in her pocket, one in her bosom, two shillings, and a sixpence - she had an apron on, which she took off, and rolled up; I could not find the handkerchiefs.(Apron produced and sworn to.) The prisoner put in a written Defence, stating that the money found in her possession was her own, and that she had been drinking with the prosecutor before he went to bed, and paid for what he had. JAMES DORAN . I did not see her till she came into our room with the beer in the jug. Prisoner. Mrs. Vernon knows I was ironing at her house, and the apron was one I had to iron. MARY VERNON. No, she was not. GUILTY . Aged 27. - Transported for Seven Years .
Mary Kelly, Arrived: per Pyramus 1, 4 Mar 1832; at Sydney NSW; Age: 27 years; Education: Reads; Religion: Roman Catholic; Marriage Status: Married; Born at Galway [GAL IRL]; Employment: Laundress, all work; Trial Crime: Stealing money, Trial Court: Middlesex Gaol Delivery, Tried at [MDX ENG], 30 Jun 1831, Trial Sentence: 7 years; Previous convictions: None; Height in feet & inches: 5 3.25; Complexion: Sallow; Hair: Dark brown; Eyes: Hazel; Marks or Scars: Yes [Biog Item No. 170212935] 1836 James Murdock; Arrived per ship: Cleopatra; Arrival Status: Came free, Current Status: Free; Proposed wife: Mary Kelly; Age: 31 years Arrived per ship Pyramus (1); Trial Sentence: 7 years; Current Status: Bond; Application year: 1836; Clergyman: Cartwright; Event Place: Sydney; Editor's Remarks: His arrival not found but see Marriage U#30381030701. [Biog Item No. 123616671
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842. Pyramus 4th March 1832. No; 73 - 32. 74. Mary Kelly alias Hannah Kelly. Married. with 2 of her children on board -------------------------------------