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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Mclean was transported on the Asia 1, departing 9th Mar 1847 and arriving 21st Jul 1847 with 168 passengers.
Built by A Hall & Co at Aberdeen in 1818. A Brig of 536 tons. (Wikipedia) 1830 - Voyage. Asia from Ireland. Female Convict Ship; Stead; Master, Alexander Nesbit M.D. Surgeon Superintendent. Arrived in Sydney Cove 13 Jan 1830. Mustered - 186. Died on Voyage - 3. Disembarked - 1. Total Embarked - 200
Asia 1 (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 171 (87) |
| 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
Mary McLean/Eliza Purvis was convicted at Glasgow, Scotland for theft - stealing clothes. Previous conviction. 7 yr sentence. Transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on the 'Asia' in 1847. Aged 22; single woman; Presbyterian; housemaid; can read & write. Native place - Dunbar Probation 6mths. Anson. Further notes of misconduct. Ticket of Leave 2 Dec 1851 3 Feb 1852 John Benson (per Maria 2), Coal Mines, Tasman Peninsular. Married 15 March 1852. Certificate of Freedom 21 March 1854 Further offences: Hobart Supreme Court 26 Jan 1859, Assault. Not Guilty. Hobart Supreme Court 27 April 1881 under name Mary Benson, housebreaking and larceny. Guilty. 12mths imprisonment.