Mary Murphy

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Summary

Born
Jan 1816
Conviction
Stealing a pig
Departure
Mar 1844
Arrival
Jul 1844
Death
Apr 1878
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Personal Information

Name: Mary Murphy
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1816
Death: 1st Apr 1878
Age at death: 62
Occupation: Housemaid
Aliases: Mcpolan [Nee], Mary Murphy 1, Mary Holgate-Turner [Married]

Crime

Convicted at: Ireland, Down
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 7th Mar 1844
Ship: Greenlaw
Arrival: 2nd Jul 1844
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Mary Murphy was transported on the Greenlaw, departing 7th Mar 1844 and arriving 2nd Jul 1844 with 113 passengers.

GreenlawGreenlaw (generic)

References

Primary SourceTasmanian Conduct Record:https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON41-1-2$init=CON41-1-2p76

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Convict Notes

C H avatar
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on 18th June 2025

Name: Murphy, Mary Record Type: Convicts Additional identifier: 1 Departure date: 7 Mar 1844 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Greenlaw Place of origin: Down Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 234 Index number: 51775 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1421265 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1421265

C H avatar
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on 18th June 2025

Name: Mcpolan, Mary Record Type: Convicts Also known as: Murphy (1), Mary Departure date: 7 Mar 1844 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Greenlaw Place of origin: Down Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 234 Index number: 46898 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1418162 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1418162

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 14th January 2020

THERE ARE 2 PRISONERS CALLED MARY MURPHY ON THIS SHIP. Tasmanian Conduct Record:https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON41-1-2$init=CON41-1-2p76 Greenlaw – Surgeon’s Journal. National Archives. ADM 101/30/3/1 Daily sick list of the Greenlaw female convict ship. Folio 2: Mary Murphy, aged 30; convict; disease or hurt, obstipatio. Put on sick list, 10 March 1844. Discharged, 12 March 1844. Folio 3: Mary Murphy, aged 28; convict; disease or hurt, obstipatio. Put on sick list, 24 March 1844. Discharged, 1 April 1844. Folio 4: Mary Murphy, aged 28; convict; disease or hurt, dyspepsia. Put on sick list, 27 April 1844. Discharged, 15 June 1844. 505. Mary Murphy, 1st, alias McPolan, tried at Down, 28th June 1843, 7 years, transported for larceny. Gaol report middling. Single. Stealing 3 pigs property of James McCarthy. Once for leaving my child, 2 months. Surgeon’s report, Middling. Roman catholic. House and kitchen maid. Age 29, native of Down. This woman has a child in the Orphan School. Various incidents recorded on her conduct sheet. Supreme Court, Hobart Town, 6 December 1848, Wilful murder of a male child by administering opium. Not guilty. 6 months probation, Cascades factory. Discharged from the H. of C.(House of Correction) to her T. of L, but she is not to be allowed to reside in the district of Hobart Town. See Mr Nairn’s Memo, 5/7/49. Free Cert. 2/8/1850.