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Mary Kerr 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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https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1p54 (all per Alexander) Nos 1 – 28. 60 female convicts embarked on the Brig Kangaroo for the Derwent, 10 April 1816. Mary Kerr, per Alexander, Tried at Dublin City, 1815, 7 years, servant. -------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Convict Conduct Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON40-1-5$init=CON40-1-5p234 20. Mary Kerr. Alexander 1816, Kangaroo 1816. Tried at Dublin 1814, 7 years. No further information on this record. -------------------------------------------------- Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Mary Carr, age 31, Alexander II 1816, tried at Dublin City, 1815, 7 years, DOB 1785, servant. -------------------------------------------------- https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD36-1-1p49j2k Marriage in District of Hobart Town 1816. Ankey Godfrey, age 28, prisoner, per Guildford, and Mary Carr, age 28, prisoner per Alexander, were married 30 August, by Banns. Both signed with their X.