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Mary Shaughnessy

Summary

Born
Jan 1829
Conviction
Cow stealing
Departure
Jul 1850
Arrival
Oct 1850
Death
Jan 1920
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Personal Information

Name: Mary Shaughnessy
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1829
Death: 1st Jan 1920
Age at death: 91
Occupation: Country servant
Aliases: Mary Button

Crime

Crime: Cow stealing
Convicted at: Ireland, Clare
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 8th Jul 1850
Ship: Duke Of Cornwall
Arrival: 27th Oct 1850
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Mary Shaughnessy was transported on the Duke Of Cornwall, departing 8th Jul 1850 and arriving 27th Oct 1850 with 199 passengers.

Duke Of CornwallDuke Of Cornwall (generic)

References

Primary Sourcehttp://www.linc.tas.gov.au/

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Convict Notes

Bill Button avatar
Level 2
on 13th August 2016

Mary was my great great grandmother extentions to her tree are recorded in my Button Family Tree on ancestary and gramps. my contact is billbutton@dodo.com.au

D Wong avatar
Level 221
on 1st January 2015

Mary was 22 years old on arrival in VDL. Mary was single, 5'2 tall, very dark brown hair, dark hazel eyes, deeply pockmarked, brown complexion, illiterate. 24/10/1856: Free by Servitude 5/12/1856: COF 1851: Married John Button (Surrey 1832), they had 8 children. John died in 1862. Mary then married Robert Barber, they had a daughter, Susan 1866-1886. 1920: Mary died and was buried at St Andrew's cemetery, Perth, Tasmania - with John Button and daughter Susan.