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Transportation
Margaret Mccann was transported on the Palambam, departing 23rd Mar 1831 and arriving 31st Jul 1831 with 122 passengers.
394 tons. 1831 voyage from Cork, Ireland to New South Wales, Australia. Capt. Willis. 114 female prisoners. Also 50 girls from the Foundling Hospital, Cork with 2 Matrons and their husbands and children. Also 4 female wives of convicts already in Australia and their children. Register of passengers currently being updated and not yet complete.
Palambam (generic)References
| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 |
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Convict Notes
NSW Convict Index. Margaret McCann, per Palambam, 1831, Certificate of Freedom, 10 Aug 1837. No 37/0655.
Extensive Robbery by Servant Girl.  Mary and Patrick M'Cann, for stealing cannister, containing Bank notes and silver, to a very large amount— Patrick only charged for inciting and inducing said Mary to take the money from her master, James M‘Alevey at Newry on 16th of April. The prosecutor, when sworn, stated that lived in Ballybot, in Newry, and that the night of 16 July, put under his bed, in the girl’s presence, who was then in his service, an open cannister containing in all about £230. On the top of the money he put all the silver spoons and belonging to the house; there  were three notes, one of them a Bank post-bill, but had no mark on them which he would be enabled to know them ; went to bed at 11 o’clock on this night, the 16th July, and the prisoner, it was usual for her do, remained for some time up. Early in the morning, about o’clock, prosecutor was awoke prisoner entering his room, calling on him to get up quick, for he was robbed all the money he had, and the locks were taken off the doors. Prosecutor immediately examined under his bed, but was cannister there; then went down stairs, and all the doors were as secure as he had left them except one little lock, which was very easily forced off, the parlour door leading into the shop. Prosecutor at once accused the prisoner, but she made a dreadful cry out at such charge, saying she knew nothing about it. Prisoner afterwards went to the back-house, and brought in the tin box, and spoons and keys, but no money ; she would not tell what had been done with the money. … … … Sergeant Stratton, of the Police, on being sworn, stated that had got a warrant to search for the prisoner, Patrick M‘Cann ; went to the house he lived in on the morning of the 17th; witness rapped at the door several times; witness pushed it in, and prisoner’s mother, who was the only person in the house, pushed the door against witness; witness asked the old woman where the prisoner was, and she said he had not been there from the preceding morning; witness searched the house, and got nothing; the old woman, on seeing him searching, said he had been in all night; she had forgot, and he had gone that morning to his uncle’s; witness had conversation with the prisoner Mary, in Gaol; witness held out neither hope nor threat ; ...  DEFENCE. Alice M'Cann, an old woman, and mother to the prisoners, swore that there was no person in her house, on the night of McAlevey’s robbery, save her son, herself, and God Almighty. His Lordship said to the Jury, if they believed the testimony of the prosecutor, they should find the girl Guilty. There was no evidence to criminate the other prisoner at the bar. The Jury retired for a considerable time, and returned a verdict as the Judge had directed. Mary McCann was sentenced to be transported for 7 years. Mr. McAlevey has not recovered a single farthing of the money lost. Newry Telegraph, 30 July 1830. Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Margaret or Mary McCann, age 21, Per Palambam 1831, Tried 1830 at Armagh, 7 years, for Robbery house. DOB, 1810, Native place, Armagh. Single, Catholic, Trade, House maid.
Native place: Armagh (see New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842)