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Transportation
Margaret Mcmanus was transported on the Mariner, departing 2nd Mar 1825 and arriving 10th Jul 1825 with 115 passengers.
The 1825 Journey. The ship Mariner, Captain Fotherley, arrived from Ireland with female prisoners, on Sunday evening. She left the Cove of Cork, the 12th of March, and brings 112 female prisoners, having lost only one on the passage. A few passengers also came per this opportunity. Surgeon Superintendent Dr. Cochrane, R. N. Sydney Gazette, 14 July 1825.
Mariner (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. ADM 101/49/5. Medical and surgical journal of the Mariner convict ship from 30 December 1824 to 15 August 1825 |
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Convict Notes
Donegal Assizes. Alicia Leonard, and Margaret, otherwise Mary M'Manus, for stealing wearing apparel at Ballyshannon — Guilty. To be transported for seven years. Enniskillen Chronicle, 2 Sept 1824.
7/7/1826: Permission to marry John Hughes (Lady Rowena) - John was 30 and free, Mary was 18 and on bond. 9/6/1826: Permission to marry James Donahoe (Isabella) - James was 26 and on bond - Mary 18 and on bond. No registrations found.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, September 3, 1831. THE undermentioned Persons have obtained Certificates of Freedom, during the last week, viz. MARINER (2), Margaret or Mary McManus.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Margaret McManus, age 19, per Mariner (2) 1825, Tried at Lifford Donegal Co., 1824, for felony wearing apparel, 7 years. single, trade - house maid, catholic. DOB 1806. Native of Ballyshannon Donegal Co. ---------------------------------------------------- ADM 101/49/5. Medical and surgical journal of the Mariner convict ship from 30 December 1824 to 15 August 1825 by Harman Cochrane, surgeon and superintendent, during which time the said ship was employed on a voyage to New South Wales. Folios 20-21: Mary McManus, aged 20, convict: disease or hurt, pain in stomach with much vomiting. Put on sick list, 10 April 1825 at sea. Discharged 6 May 1825.