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Peter Mccartney was transported on the Anna Maria, departing 6th Mar 1848 and arriving 7th Aug 1848 with 190 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 HO11/15, Page Number 276 |
| 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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National Records of Scotland Reference AD14/46/127 Title Precognition against Watson Hewetson, Peter McCartney for the crime of theft by housebreaking and by opening lockfact places, habit and repute, and previous conviction Dates 1846 Accused Watson Hewetson, Address: Wigtown Peter McCartney, labourer, Address: Wigtown National Records of Scotland Reference JC26/1846/125 Title Trial papers relating to Watson Hewetson, Peter McCartney for the crime of theft by housebreaking and by opening lockfast places, habit and repute, and previous conviction. Tried at High Court, Ayr Dates 14 Oct 1846 Accused Watson Hewetson, Verdict: Guilty, Verdict Comments: Guilty in terms of own confession, Sentence: Imprisonment - 18 months Peter McCartney, Verdict: Guilty, Verdict Comments: Guilty - theft by housebreaking, opening lockfast places and previous conviction, in own confession, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years Found no records of Peter McCartney in VDL. 1854: Married Ellen Burnet in Victoria. Worked for Mr. Roadknight at £15 per annum, then took up land near Mount Arapiles, Nurcoung, between Hamilton and Horsham. In August 1864, McCartney featured in the rescue of Jane Duff and her two younger siblings, a story that has become a national ‘lost in the bush’ legend. The children had strayed while collecting twigs for their mother. When they did not return, a search party of men from the surrounding stations set out to find them. According to most accounts, it was McCartney who suggested they ask Aboriginal trackers for help. He then rode fifty kilometres and back across the Little Desert that night to Mount Elgin station, west of Nhill, to locate a tracker. With the help of Woororal and two other local trackers, the lost children were found and restored to their parents. Peter McCartney was buried at the Nhill Cemetery, his wife Ellen died in 1911 and was also buried at Nhill, Victoria.