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Transportation
Mary Murphy was transported on the Kains, departing 5th Jul 1830 and arriving 11th Mar 1831 with 121 passengers.
353 tons. 1831 voyage from Britain to Australia: Capt William Lushington GOODWIN. Surgeon: Thrasycles CLARKE. Several children of the female convicts accompanied them. One of the seamen, Charles Picknell, kept a diary of the voyage and excerpts have been published.
Kains (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 439 (222) |
| 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
Old Bailey Online MARY MURPHY. Theft; simple larceny (from 1827). 15th April 1830. Text type Trial account Defendants MARY MURPHY Offences Theft > Simple larceny Session Date 15th April 1830 Reference Number t18300415-314 Verdicts Guilty Punishments Transportation 980. MARY MURPHY was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of April , 1 jacket, value 10s. , the goods of Charles Gray . CHARLES GRAY. I am a mariner , and was paid off; I left Portsmouth on Tuesday night, and got to town on Wednesday, the 14th of April. I met the prisoner and went home to sleep with her; I gave her 2s. 6d. for the bed - I was not quite sober; but I knew what I was about - she said, "Lie down my dear, and let me pull your jacket off;" I pull it off and put it under my head - I went to sleep and when I awoke the house was open, and my jacket gone; I went out to look for her, and where should I find her but in New Gravel-lane, or somewhere there about; I do not know whether there was any money in my jacket pocket, but I had treated her very handsome, and the landlady said I had; I gave 9d. towards the child's frock; when I saw the prisoner I said, "You are the person" - I caught hold of her; and said, "Go for an officer:""Come along (said she) and we will have half a pint" - we went on to the Duke of York; but I would not go in; five or six girls came round and snatched her from me - I did not see her any more that night, but I told the officer. A. E. REYNOLDS. I live in High-street, Shadwell. On the 14th of April the prisoner brought this jacket to pawn; I asked if it was her own - she said No, she was sent by John Gray ; - I took it of her.(Property produced and sworn to.) CHARLES GRAY re-examined. Q. How came she to know your name? A. It was on my trousers, we are forced to have it on board a man of war. Prisoner's Defence. He came to the house where I was with another female; they went up stairs - he came down in half an hour, and said he had no more money; would I go and take his jacket - this is the truth, he said he would send to his landlady to come and redeem it; I asked his name, and he said Gray. GEORGE PHILLIPS . I met the prosecutor between ten and eleven o'clock on Wednesday night; he was not drunk - he said this woman had robbed him: I said at that time of night I could not find her - but he had better come to me next morning; he came - I went to several places, and could not find her: I took the landlady of the house, and said if I could not find the prisoner, I should detain her; she used every exertion, and we found the prisoner in the Match-walk - I went to Mr. Reynold's; and they said they had no such jacket - I went again and found it there. GUILTY . Aged 28. - Transported for Seven Years .