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Mary Mclauchlan was transported on the Harmony, departing 9th Sep 1828 and arriving 14th Jan 1829 with 101 passengers.
Details for the ship Harmony Ship Name: Harmony Rig Type: S. Built: St. Johns Build Year: 1818 Size (tons): 373 Notes: Source:Website http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/index.php Original sources:Sources The National Archives (TNA) : HO 11/6, pp.491-497 Bateson, Charles & Library of Australian History (1983). The convict ships, 1787-1868 (Australian ed). Library of Australian History, Sydney : pp.360-361, 386
Harmony (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 497 (250) |
| 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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Convict Notes
Place of origin: Saltcoats, Ayrshire Status; Married; WIFE of William Sutherland at Glasgow a weaver. Married - 2 children [Girls 5 years old and 2 years old old] Offence; Theft by Housebreaking 1830 - Burials in the Parish of Hobart Town in the County of Buckingham in the Year; 1830 No; 738 Name; Mary McLauchlin alias Sutherland Abode; Hobart Town from Hospital When buried; 1830, 22 April Age; 26 years Ship’s Name; No details. Executed for the murder of her newborn child Quality or profession. Convict The Hobart Town Courier. Sat 14 Nov 1829 Page 2 THE HOBART-TOWN COURIER. An inquest was held on Thursday on the body of a male infant which had been found in the sink of the house of correction. Verdict-Wilful murder against Mary M'Lauchlin alias Sutherland
Mary was executed for the murder of her infant child.She had been sent to work for Mr.C.R.Nairne where she fell pregnant so he sent her back to the Cascades Womens Factory where she gave birth to the baby and its body was later found.
Mary McLauchlan is the subject of a chapter in my book Human Remains: Episodes in Human Dissection (Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 2005). It focuses on her life in the colony of Van Diemen's Land, where she was executed in 1830.