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Mary Kirk 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 Records. Irish convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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Mary Kirk's details have become confused with the other Mary Brown who was on board the Alexander who was sentenced to 7 years for stealing a watch earlier in 1815 in Dublin. Mary's petition for remission of her sentence clearly states she was sentenced to 14 years in August 1815. This is confirmed by the report of her trial in Freeman's Journal 1 Sep 1815. She was sentenced to 14 years for possession of a forged Bank of Ireland note. Her husband was printer Andrew Bent. They had 11 surviving children. Mary moved to Sydney with her family early in 1839 and died there on 18 December 1846.
Irish convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Mary Brown, alias Kirk, age 20, per Alexander II (1816), tried at Dublin City, 1815. 7 years. DOB, 1796. Trade, servant. -------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Conduct Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON40-1-5$init=CON40-1-5p227 Mary Kirk, alias Brown. Alexander Kangaroo 1816. Tried August 1815- 14 years. No further information on this record. -------------------------------------------------- https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1p54 List of 60 female prisoners sent on Brig Kangaroo for the Derwent. Dated 10 April 1816. No 22. Mary Kirk, Alexander Dublin City, Aug 1815, Fourteen years. -------------------------------------------------- There appears to have been a mistake in recording her sentence above, as for 14 years. It is later queried as the following reocrds show. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-2$init=CON13-1-2p203 Mary Brown or Kirk, Per Alexander Brig 1816, City Dublin, Aug 1815, seven years. ----------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. KIRK, Mary or BROWN (Per "Alexander", 1816) see also BENT, Mary KIRK, Mary or BROWN. Per "Alexander", 1816. 1816 Apr 10 - On list of convicts embarked on the "Kangaroo" for the Derwent; listed as Kirk (Reel 6004; 4/3494 p.461) 1822 Sep 18 - On list of convicts in Van Diemen's Land, as called for by Lieutenant Governor Sorell (Reel 6009; 4/3506 p.298) -------------------------------------------------- BENT, Mary. Per "Alexander", 1816 as Mary Brown or Kirk (see also the latter) 1821 Jun 6 - Of Hobart. Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3206; 4/1862 p.16) ---------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Marriage Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD36-1-1p50j2k Andrew Bent, free, aged 25, and Mary Kirk, convict per Alexander, aged 19, were married 19 September, 1816, Hobart Town District, by Licence. Both signed their names.