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Mary Lillace was transported on the Elizabeth, departing 26th Jul 1818 and arriving 19th Nov 1818 with 101 passengers.
1828 - Elizabeth arrived from Ireland with Female Irish Convicts. Total No Embarked; 194. Drowned on voyage; 1 Died on Board; 1. Total mustered 192 on arrival at Sydney Cove 12 January 1828. 16 Children on Board Walter Cock - Commander Joseph H Hughes - Surgeon Superintendent.
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| Primary Source | Mayberry, Peter; Irish Convicts to NSW 1788-1849 |
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Convict Notes
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Mary Lillies, alias Lillys, age on arrival, 23, per Elizabeth I (2) 1818, Tried at Dublin City, 1817, 7 years. DOB, 1795. Trade, Housekeeper.
New South Wales, Australia, Liverpool St Luke. No; 641 Name; Mary Sadler Abode; Liverpool When buried; 1836, 25 Nov Age; 42 Ship’s Name; -------- Quality or profession. Shoemakers wife. Catholic By Whom Ceremony was preformed; Richard Taylor M A 1828 - Census. William Sadler. Convict. Ship; Barling. 1819. 14 years. Shoemaker Mary Sadler alias Lillis . Convict; Ship; Elizabeth. 1818. 7 years. Washerwoman
On 5 Jun 1822 a letter was sent to Samuel Marsden re permission to marry at Parramatta:- Mary Lillas per Elizabeth (2) and John Morgan per Tyne. No further information. Then on 7 Jul 1823 re permission to marry: William Sadler, convict, Baring (2) Mary Lillace, convict, Elizabeth (2) It is recorded that she and Sadler had several children (6?) However, he and their children are not recorded at all in the 1828 Census. Instead we have on page 236... [Ref L0831] Lilles, Mary, 31, free by servitude, Elizabeth, 1818, 7 years, Catholic, householder, Pitt Street Sydney. [Ref 0832] Lilles, James, 15 came free. [Ref 0833] Lilles, Edward, 12, came free.
Mary arrived in the colony with her two tiny sons, Edward and James. They are recorded as being together in several census records. In 1820 she was transported to Newcastle: On 20 Jan 1820 the brig Elizabeth Henrietta was dispatched to Newcastle with 31 male and one female prisoners. Mary Lilless of the 2nd Elizabeth was the female prisoner. She was still serving her original sentence and in addition had been tried in Sydney on 6 Jan 1820 and sentenced to a further 1 year.