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Transportation
Mary Murphy was transported on the Duchess Of Northumberland, departing 25th Nov 1852 and arriving 21st Apr 1853 with 220 passengers.
Duchess Of Northumberland (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 608 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Originally from County Armagh, Ireland GLASGOW HERALD 30TH APRIL 1852 Mary Murphy was next placed at the bar, charged with the crime of murder, in so far as on the 3rd or 4th day of December 1851, she took her own male child, then three months old, to a wood or plantation on the farm of Hargtonhill, situated in the parish of Cathcart, and did then and there wickedly and feloniously lay down the child on the ground in the wood, and mercilessly leave it there exposed; and her said child did then and there die, in consequence of its exposure by her as aforesaid, and of extreme cold and exhaustion, or from one or more of these causes; and her child was thus murdered by the said Mary Murphy. On being interrogated, the prisoner pleaded guilty to culpable homicide, which plea was accepted by the public prosecutor. Mr Pennie addressed the Court in exculpation. The Lord Justice Clerk then addressed the prisoner, and sentenced her to 7 years transportation.