Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Murphy was transported on the Lord Wellington, departing 30th Apr 1819 and arriving 20th Jan 1820 with 125 passengers.
Lord Wellington (generic)References
| Primary Source | http://members.iinet.net.au; http://members.pcug.org.au Tasmanian Archives - convicts. Trove - newspapers online St. John's Orphanage, New Town. |
Claims
"Sue Forbes"
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Convict Notes
22 Aug 1820. On list of female convicts embarked on "Princess Charlotte" for the public service in Van Diemen's Land https://content.archives.nsw.gov.au/delivery/StreamGate?dps_pid=FL3897937&dps_dvs=1672825703801~184 Lord Wellington, Mary Murphy, Tried City Cork, Lent 1819, 7 years.
New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1820 Lord Wellington Age; 24 When tried; Lent 1819 Crimes; Larceny of wearing apparel 1827 - The Hobart Town Gazette. Sat 6 Jan 1827. Page 4 POLICE OFFICE. John Middleton, a butcher in Melville-street, was committed to goal to take his trial for cruelly and inhumanly beating Mary Murphy on Monday last, " so that her life is despaired of." [The sentence means friends or family were fearful that he or she might die.]
Report in the Hobart Gazette: 6 Jan 1827: Husband John MIDDLETON charged with beating his wife cruelly and inhumanely. Link for John Middleton: http://www.convictrecords.com.au/convicts/middleton/john/70693
Mary MURPHY was convicted at Cork, Ireland (Lent of 1819). 7yr transportation sentence. Sent to New South Wales, Australia per the 'Lord Wellington' 1819. Transferred to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the 'Princess Charlotte' 1820. Assignments of work service in VDL. Several records of misconduct, between 1822 & 1828. Time spent at the Female Factory, Hobart. Ticket of Leave granted. Record for her child John MURPHY admitted to St. John's Orphanage, New Town, nr Hobart - admitted 27 Jan 1829, aged 7 yrs. Discharged 1 Jan 1839 to Mr. J. Clarke (most likely an employer). It is noted that his mother is deceased and his father, John MIDDLETON, a convict. (Ref: SWD24p118, 28, CSO5/86/1885)