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Transportation
Matthew Kelly was transported on the Sugar Cane, departing 12th Apr 1792 and arriving 17th Sep 1793 with 102 passengers.
Sugar Cane, was a 403 burthen ton merchantman and convict ship that was dispatched in 1793 from Ireland to Australia. She was launched in 1786 upon the Thames River. Under the command of Thomas Musgrave, she sailed from Cork, Ireland, on 12 April 1793, with 110 male and 50 female convicts. During the voyage a mutiny by the convicts was put down and a convict executed. She arrived at Port Jackson, New South Wales on the 17 September 1793. The Sugar Cane left Port Jackson for Bengal in late 1793.
Sugar Cane (generic)References
| Primary Source | Mayberry, Peter; Comp, Irish Convicts to NSW 1788-1849 (online database). Baxter, Carol; General Musters of New South Wales; 1814. Sainty, Malcom & Johnson, Keith; 1828 Census of New South Wales. |
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Convict Notes
This person may be the same as George (Kelly) on this ship.
Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: Page 220... [Ref K0299] Kelly, George, 50, FS, Sugar Cane, Constable at Cumberland Street, Sydney. and.. page... 358 [Ref S2807] Sullivan, Ellen, 40, Providence, 1811, life, Catholic, factory, Parramatta. page... 220 [Ref K0295] Kelly, Mary, 16, BC, Lodger with Thos Bates, Sussex Street.
Muster 1806: [Ref 2454] George Kelly, Sugar Cane, FBS, leases 3 acres from B Branch. Muster 1811: [Ref 3299] George Kelly, Sugar Cane, Tried 1792, Dublin, 7 years. (PRO n0472) Muster 1814: [Ref 4807] George Kelly, Sugar Cane, Constable. meanwhile... [Ref 3322] Eleanor Sullivan, Providence, On stores, 1 child on stores, at The Factory.
In the colony, Matthew had a child, Mary Kelly, born 1812. The mother was Eleanor Sullivan (Convict, Providence, 1811). It would appear that the relationship did not last, because the couple are not recorded together at all.