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Mary Murphy was transported on the Anna Maria, departing 4th Oct 1851 and arriving 26th Jan 1852 with 200 passengers.
Built 1836 in Calcutta. Wood barque of 421 Tons. Master Edward Smith. Sailed from England 1848 with 190 men from Pentonville prison under the care of surgeon Dr Robert Stevenson, . Twenty seven prisoners deemed to fall into "second class" were disembarked in Hobart and granted tickets of leave on landing and the remainder were disembarked at Geelong with conditional pardons. Sailed from Woolwich on 6 October 1851 under surgeon W. McCrae with 196 female convicts, landing on 26 January 1852.
Anna Maria (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 244 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Mary Murphy was listed as being 50 years old on arrival in VDL, she was born in Selkirk, Scotland. Prior convictions: 4 times in prison before. Mary was 5'3" tall, hair turning grey, grey eyes, can read and write, protestant married with 3 children. 13/6/1854: TOL 25/12/1855: Permission to marry Thomas Kelly 'Ratcliffe 1845' 14/1/1856: Married Thomas Kelly 'Ratcliffe 1845' He was listed as 55 a widower and Mary as 50 years old widow at St Johns church, Newtown, Hobart. 27/4/1858: Free Certificate.
The following article appears in the Glasgow Herald on 25 April 1851:- "AYR CIRCUIT COURT Mary Murphy or Currie, charged with the theft of three hens, from the farm of Dykesmains, near Ardrossan, in January, previously convicted, pleaded guilty; and was sentenced to be transported for seven years." Ardrossan is a coastal town in the County of Ayr. Dykesmains Farm today (25/4/2017) would be considered to be in the town of Saltcoats but still in the Parish of Ardrossan.