Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Mcgrath 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
Absconded. 1. McGrath Mary, No. 31-240, Palambam, 22, Servant, Limerick, 5 feet 1, grey eyes, brown hair, ruddy freckled comp. from Female Factory. Idiotic. Sydney Gazette, 22 Dec 1831
List of Bond Female Patients remaining in the Lunatic Asylum at Tarban Creek on the 12 February 1846. No; 6 Name; Mary McGrath Age; 42 Ship; Palambam Date Admitted; 14 Dec 1834. Whence Admitted; Liverpool By whose authority; Unknown Remarks; Fatuity 1837 - General Muster; Ship; Palambam. Age; 34. Lunatic Asylum, Liverpool ---------------------
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842. Name; Mary McGrath Ship; Palambam - 1831 Indent No; 34 Age; 22. Est birth Year; 1809 Unable to Read & Write; Single; Religion; Catholic Native Place; Limerick Calling; Idiot not assignable Offence; Stealing cloth's Date of Trial: Clare, Jan 1830 Sentence; 7 years Height; 5 ft. 1 Complexion; Ruddy freckled Hair; Brown Eyes; Grey Remarks; Large red marks on left cheek New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879 Name: Mary McGrath Estimated Birth Year: abt 1809 Age: 48 Date of Death: 6 Apr 1857 District: Parramatta Inv. Inst. Ship: Palambam Remarks; Free.
Occupation: She is listed as an "Idiot" (see New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842). Convicted at: Clare, Ireland, January 1830 (as above).