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Maria Mcguire was transported on the Alexander, departing 4th Nov 1815 and arriving 4th Apr 1816 with 88 passengers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Fleet http://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_alexander_1788 The Alexander was built at Hull in 1784 by Walton & Co. She was taken up by the East India Company in 1786. Convict Transport-Barque built Ship. 452 tons, 114ft long, 31ft wide. Arrived with 177 male Convicts (14 dv) Carried 30 Crew + 41 Marines Master: Duncan Sinclair She was the largest of the eleven vessels of the historic First Fleet to Australia. The First Fleet consisted of two Royal Navy escort ships, HMS Sirius and HMS Supply accompanied by six convict transports, the Alexander, Charlotte, Friendship, Lady Penrhyn, Prince of Wales and the Scarborough, and three store ships, the Borrowdale, Fishburn and Golden Grove. Convicts on the 1st Fleet Alexander are listed under Lady Penrhyn, Scarborough & Alexander.
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| Primary Source | Tasmanian Convict Records. Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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1841 - Name: McGuire, Maria Free by servitude New Norfolk Colonial Hospital Admission dates: June 1841 Ship to colony: Kangaroo
https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1p55 60 female convicts embarked on the Brig Kangaroo for the Derwent, 10 April 1816. All transported to NSW per Alexander, apart from 2 women. Maria McGuire, per Alexander, Tried at Dublin City, Aug 1815, 7 years. -------------------------------------------------- Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Maria Maguire, age 29, per Alexander II (1816), Tried at Dublin City, 1815, 7 years. DOB, 1793. Servant.