Mary Mcgraw

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Summary

Born
Jan 1812
Conviction
Theft - larceny
Departure
Nov 1830
Arrival
Apr 1831
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Mary Mcgraw
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1812
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Convicted at: Edinburgh Court of Justiciary
Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 30th Nov 1830
Arrival: 5th Apr 1831
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Mary Mcgraw was transported on the Earl Of Liverpool, departing 30th Nov 1830 and arriving 5th Apr 1831 with 112 passengers.

April 6. - EARL OF LIVERPOOL, (brig) Manning; master, from London, A. B. Spark agent, 89 female prisoners and Government stores. Sydney Gazette, 12 Apr 1831. From the surgeons journal. There are 15 children on board [mostly very young]

Earl Of LiverpoolEarl Of Liverpool (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 536
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

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on 18th October 2023

National Archives, Criminal Petitions. HO 17/13/51. Prisoner name: Mary McGraw. Prisoner details: Aged 18. Court and date of trial: Edinburgh High Court, 13 July 1830. Crime: Theft. Initial sentence: 14 years transportation. Annotated: Nil. Petitioner(s): Peter McGraw, the convict's father and a shoemaker. Grounds for clemency: Her youth; she confessed at the earliest opportunity; she has had an education and religious instruction; her family are in a state a misery; she is of an over-easy and yielding disposition and was duped into the crime; not a hardened criminal. Other papers: A letter from Peter McGraw forwarding his petition. Additional information: The convict's father served in the Army between 1804 and 1815, four years of which were in the Galloway Militia and the other seven in the 6th Regiment of Foot. Date: 1830 Jul.