Mary Murphy

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Mary Murphy
Aliases:	none
Gender:	f

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1818
Occupation:	Housemaid
Date of Death:	6th February, 1893
Age:	75 years

Life Span

Female median life span was 56 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Theft of boots
Convicted at:	Cork City
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Margaret
Departure date:	1st September, 1838
Arrival date:	5th January, 1839
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 168 other convicts

References

Primary source:	List of 100 Female Convicts, by the Ship Margaret arrived from Ireland 5th January 1839
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Community Contributions

Kerry Boyle on 13th May, 2015 wrote:

Mother and sisters Catherine and Honora also convicts aboard the same ship. Brother John already in the colony as a prisoner 4 years previous.

Convict Changes History

Kerry Boyle on 13th May, 2015 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: List of 100 Female Convicts, by the Ship Margaret arrived from Ireland 5th January 1839 (prev. ), firstname: Mary, surname: Murphy, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1818, date of death: 6t