Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Mary King was transported on the Australasia, departing 26th Jun 1849 and arriving 29th Sep 1849 with 203 passengers.
Built 1847 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 500 Tons. Passenger/transportee's are currently being listed (incomplete at this date)
Australasia (generic)References
| Primary Source | Tasmanian Archives - convict records |
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Convict Notes
Name: King, Mary Record Type: Convicts Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Dublin, Dublin Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 40364 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1409524 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1409524
Death Under Sentence - CON63-1-2/1355275 No; 373. Died 26 February 1850 aged 20 years old. Hospital Hobart
Mary KING was convicted at Monaghan, Ireland on 5 March 1849 for larceny. 7 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship 'Australasia' arriving 28 Sept 1849. Aged 19 yrs; single woman; nurse girl; 4'7 1/2" height; Roman Catholic; fair complexion; black hair; Hazel eyes. Native place of birth: Dublin, Ireland. Father: Francis, already transported to Australia Sister: Margaret KING Brother: Thomas VDL: Station Gang: Anson hulk. Her record is basically clear, but it does not indicate what happened to her. Note: her sister Margaret KING was also transported to Van Diemen's Land in 1851 by the ship 'Blackfriar".