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Mary Maguire was transported on the Francis And Eliza, departing 15th Dec 1814 and arriving 8th Aug 1815 with 125 passengers.
The Francis & Eliza was built on the Thames in 1782 (345 tons). The Francis & Eliza and the Canada departed Cork in convoy on 5 December 1814.The Francis and Eliza was taken on 4th January by the American Warrior privateer. She was plundered before being given up and allowed to continue on the journey. Captain Harrison was removed on board the privateer, and detained many hours but was afterwards liberated and restored to his own ship. Captain Harrison later reported that while the ship lay at Sierra Leone, in the month of March, a terrible fever raged at that settlement, occasioning a mortality most dreadful.The Francis & Eliza and Canada sailed from Sierra Leone together for the Cape of Good Hope, where they arrived the 12th May and remained three weeks to refresh. Fifty-two male prisoners and sixty-five female prisoners arrived in Port Jackson on the Francis and Eliza on 8 August 1815. (Ref. Sydney Gazette 12/08/1815)
Francis And Eliza (generic)References
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List of convicts sent to Newcastle by the Lady Nelson, June 10 1817. Mary McGuire, per Francis and Eliza, Convicted by Mr Marsden, 17 may 1817, sentence, 3 years.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Mary Maguire, age on arrival, 29, per Francis and Eliza, (1815), Tried at Armagh Co., 1814, 7 years, DOB, 1786, native place, Dungannon Tyrone Co., Servant. ----------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. MAGUIRE, Mary. Per "Francis and Eliza", 1815. 1815 Aug 17 Assigned to Joseph Hunt as servant (Reel 6045; 4/1733 p.15) 1817 Jun 10 On list of prisoners to be sent to Newcastle per "Lady Nelson" (Reel 6005; 4/3496 p.177) MAGUIRE, Mary (Per "Francis and Eliza", 1815) see also SMITH, Mary SMITH, Mary. Per "Francis and Eliza", 1815, as Mary Maguire (which see also); wife of Neal Smith, per "Atlas", Oct 1802. 1823 Mar 22 She could not join her husband Neal Smith at Port Macquarie as she had been taken up for misconduct at Liverpool and ordered by the Bench to the Female Factory, Parramatta, for three months as a vagrant (Reel 6068; 4/1815 p.179) 1823 May 10 Re request by her husband that Mary, in the House of Correction at Parramatta, be allowed to join him at Port Macquarie (Reel 6069; 4/1817 p.12). Reply, 13 May (Reel 6010; 4/3508 p.295) 1823 c.Aug Petition of her husband Neal Smith, constable at Port Macquarie, that she be compelled to join him or be sent to the Female Factory (Reel 6069; 4/1817 p.7) 1823 Aug 30 Request to the Resident Magistrate at Liverpool for an enquiry into and report upon the circum-stances set out in Neal Smith's petition concerning his wife (Reel 6011; 4/3509 p.156). Reply, 6 Sep (Reel 6069; 4/1817 p.22) 1824 Apr 24 Reported to be living with a man named Swan at Liverpool (Reel 6069; 4/1817 p.46) 1824 May 28 Neal Smith's letter requesting that his wife be ordered to join him at Port Macquarie referred to Saxe Bannister, Attorney General (Reel 6013; 4/3511 p.330) 1824 May 31 Saxe Bannister, Attorney General, requiring more information as to Neal Smith's case (Reel 6060; 4/1777 pp.209a-b). Reply, 5 Jun (Reel 6013; 4/3511 p.385) 1824 Jun 7 Opinion of Attorney General, Saxe Bannister, as to whether Neal Smith could insist that his wife accompany him on his transportation (Reel 6060; 4/1777 pp.210c-d) ---------------------------------------------------- Public Notice THE, undermentioned Persons have obtained Certificates of Freedom, during the last week; viz:- Francis and Eliza. Mary McGuire. Sydney Gazette, 4 Sep 1823.