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Mary Murray was transported on the Alexander, departing 4th Nov 1815 and arriving 4th Apr 1816 with 88 passengers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Fleet http://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_alexander_1788 The Alexander was built at Hull in 1784 by Walton & Co. She was taken up by the East India Company in 1786. Convict Transport-Barque built Ship. 452 tons, 114ft long, 31ft wide. Arrived with 177 male Convicts (14 dv) Carried 30 Crew + 41 Marines Master: Duncan Sinclair She was the largest of the eleven vessels of the historic First Fleet to Australia. The First Fleet consisted of two Royal Navy escort ships, HMS Sirius and HMS Supply accompanied by six convict transports, the Alexander, Charlotte, Friendship, Lady Penrhyn, Prince of Wales and the Scarborough, and three store ships, the Borrowdale, Fishburn and Golden Grove. Convicts on the 1st Fleet Alexander are listed under Lady Penrhyn, Scarborough & Alexander.
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Convict Notes
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents; Name Mary Murray Age 24 Date of Conviction Jun 1815 Place of Conviction Dublin Estimated Birth Year abt 1791 Vessel Alexander © 1997-2024 Ancestry
Marriage Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD36-1-1p133j2k St Johns Launceston. Henry Barrett, of York Town, bachelor, and Mary Murray, of York Town, widow, married at George Town by banns, 5 July 1823.
Tasmanian Records. Conduct Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON40-1-7$init=CON40-1-7P24 No 40. Mary Murray, per Canada, & Kangaroo. Tried Dublin, 1815, Life. TL 25/2/1845. Revoked 25/10/53. Although the record states she arrived "per Canada", it is listed by VDL records under Mary Murray, who arrived per Alexander.
https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1P55 List of 60 female convicts embarked on the Brig Kangaroo for the Derwent, 10 April 1816. Mary Murray, per Alexander, Tried Dublin City, June 1815, Life.
Mary Murry came to VDL on the brig Kangaroo to serve her life out she married Henry Barrett in George Town Tasmania on the 5 July 1832
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Mary Murray, age 21, per Alexander II (1816), Tried at Dublin City, 1815, 7 years, servant country, DOB 1795.