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Transportation
Mary Ann Kelso was transported on the Buffalo, departing 4th May 1833 and arriving 5th Oct 1833 with 183 passengers.
1833 - Voyage. Transported; 179 Female Convicts and 25 Children 1839 - Voyage. On 28th September 1839, the Ship Buffalo left Quebec, Canada, taking 144 prisoners to Van Diemen’s Land and New South Wales, following the Patriot War in Canada in 1837-38. Some of the prisoners were French Canadians patriots and others were American patriots, captured after the Battle of the Windmill. The Ship went first to Van Diemens Land, arriving at Hobart on 11th February 1840, where most of the American prisoners were landed, and then went on to Sydney, arriving on 26th February 1840, where the 58 French speaking prisoners were landed. They were separated mainly because there was hostility between the Americans from Lower Canada and the Canadians from Upper Canada. The prisoners were in the main, literate, idealistic and honest men.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 93 (48) |
| 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
1833, 5 October: On arrival in NSW, Mary Ann Kelso was listed as 19, Protestant and single. A housemaid from Glasgow, she could read and write. She had previously served 2 months in jail for theft. She was 5'1ÂĽ" tall with a fair and freckled complexion, sandy hair and grey eyes (see New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842). Note: This record and her Certificate of Freedom give her date of birth as 1814. 1838, 28 August: She was granted a Ticket of Leave No.38/1404, allowing her to remain in the District of Yass (issued by the Raymond Terrace Bench) (see New South Wales, Australia, Tickets of Leave, 1810-1869). 1841, 30 October: She received her Certificate of Freedom (see New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867).
1832: Precognition against Agnes Lauder, William McMillan, MARY ANN KELSO [my emphasis] and Andrew Balfour for the crime of theft by housebreaking, habit and repute at Barony, Glasgow. Accused: Agnes Lauder, Age: 19, veiner [of muslin?], Address: Old Wynd, Glasgow, with Widow Niven. Accused: William McMillan, Age: 19, cotton spinner, Address: Dalmarnock Road, Bridgeton, Glasgow, with Thomas Manning, labourer. Accused: Mary Ann Kelso, Age: 16, unemployed, Address: Gallowgate, Glasgow, with James Fife. Accused: Andrew Balfour, Age: 18, gardener, Address: Marlborough Street, Calton, Glasgow, with Mrs Thomson. Victim: James Reid, Barony, Glasgow (see National Records of Scotland; Reference AD14/32/222). —0— 1832, 20 October: Trial papers relating to Agnes Lauder, William McMillan, Mary Ann Kelso and Andrew Balfour for the crime of theft by housebreaking, habit and repute at Barony, Glasgow. Tried at High Court, Glasgow, 19 Oct 1832. Accused: Agnes Lauder, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 14 years Previous convictions: theft. Accused: William McMillan, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years Previous convictions: theft. Accused: Mary Ann Kelso, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years Previous convictions: theft. Accused: Andrew Balfour, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years Previous convictions: theft (see National Records of Scotland, Reference JC26/1832/349). Note: Mary Ann Kelso and Agnes Lauder (aka Lander) were transported to NSW together - on the Buffalo. --00--