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Transportation
Mary Kennedy was transported on the Anna Maria, departing 4th Oct 1851 and arriving 26th Jan 1852 with 200 passengers.
Built 1836 in Calcutta. Wood barque of 421 Tons. Master Edward Smith. Sailed from England 1848 with 190 men from Pentonville prison under the care of surgeon Dr Robert Stevenson, . Twenty seven prisoners deemed to fall into "second class" were disembarked in Hobart and granted tickets of leave on landing and the remainder were disembarked at Geelong with conditional pardons. Sailed from Woolwich on 6 October 1851 under surgeon W. McCrae with 196 female convicts, landing on 26 January 1852.
Anna Maria (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 243 (124) UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, 1817-1856 Anna Maria 1851 22 Sep-1852 04 Feb Related Trial Papers Jc26/1850/128 Related Precognitions Ad14/50/73 URL https://www.scottishindexes.com/jcentry.aspx?jcid=1850128 |
| 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
Trial; 18 Sept 1850. Web: Scotland, High Court Criminal Indexes, 1790-1919 Name; Mary Kennedy Trial Age; 17. Birth Date; 1833 Role ; Accused Crime Committed; Theft, Habit and Repute, and Previous Trial Date; 18 Sep 1850 Trial Location Aberdeenshire, Scotland Court House Aberdeen Verdict; Guilty. Sentence Transportation - 7 Years Residence East North Street, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, 1817-1856 Case No; 2. Mary Kennedy abt. 20. Female Convict From the Surgeons Notes; - "The subject of this case was a fair delicate young girl of phlegmatic temperament & scrophulos habit. She had led a wild & dissipated life, and was at the period of admission suckling a child. She complained of slight cough, thirst, dyspnea & night sweats, appetite bad, skin hot, pulse frequent, bowls not open, tongue whitish, the cough was accompanied with a whitish sputum. A physical examination of the lungs gave an undoubted sign of tubercle in the lower lobes of both lungs. She seemed impressed with a conviction that her illness would be fatal... December 1st died at 8 am UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, 1817-1856 Case No; 6 Henry Kennedy child of a female convict Admitted; 21 Dec 1851 Age; abt 1 year old Disease; Atrophy - Marasmus Died; 1 December 1851 ** Atrophy - described a lack of nourishment. Atrophy occurs in parts of the body that can't move or be "fed" because of disease or injury. ** Marasmus is a severe form of malnutrition
UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, 1817-1856 Admitted; 7 Nov 1851 Age; 20 years old Disease; Phthisis. Died; 1 December 1851