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Transportation
James Murphy was transported on the Mary, departing 25th May 1819 and arriving 26th Aug 1819 with 161 passengers.
Built 1811, Ipswich,England 361 tons. 1817 Journey On Monday arrived the ship Mary, Capt. ORMON, from Calcutta, with merchandize—Passengers, Captain FAITHFUL and Lieut. HAMILTON: this vessel has brought 6 male prisoners from India, destined for Port Jackson; to which place it is expected she will sail to-morrow. Hobart Town Gazette, 24 May 1817. Ship News. On Thursday arrived from Calcutta, via Derwent, the ship Mary, Captain Ormon, with a various cargo. -Passengers from Calcutta, Captain Faithfull and Lieutenant Hamilton:-The Mary sailed from Calcutta the 23d of February, and left the Pilot the 1st of March. Sydney Gazette, Sat 7 Jun 1817. -------------------------------------------------- Convicts who sailed on the 'Mary' direct from Ireland - 1819 & 1836 - are currently being listed, incomplete data to date.
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| Primary Source | NSW Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849 |
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Convict Notes
1825: James MURPHY (1) – convict – Mary 1819, government employment Port Macquarie (see NSW and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849, NSW General muster M-Z 1825). NOTE: A remark on his Certificate of Freedom says he was “Sent to Port Macquarie 5 June 1824 for 7 years by the Windsor Bench for a rape”. 1825, 9 April: James MURPHY (1) – Certificate of Freedom #66/3549, 41, labourer; convicted Wicklow, 7 years; 5’7½”, ruddy complexion, black to grey hair, hazel eyes; born 1784, native of Goree. Notation: “Certificate received in letter from Stonequarry Bench dated 29 September 1828” (see NSW, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867).
1819: James MURPHY (1) per Mary 1, 1819, tried at Wicklow, Lent 1818, seven years; native place Goree; labourer; 35, 5’8”, fair ruddy complexion, black to grey hair, hazel eyes (see New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842; Bound Indentures, 1818-1819).
TRIED: Lent 1818 (see NSW Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849)