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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Nolan was transported on the Blackfriar, departing 24th Jan 1851 and arriving 29th May 1851 with 199 passengers.
Ship built at Sunderland 1848. 621 tons. 1851: 261 female prisoners - 1 death (register of passengers currently being listed on this site - not yet complete). It is understood there were also 3 free female passengers. Master: T Greeves Surgeon: Jn Moody
Blackfriar (generic)References
| Primary Source | Tasmanian Archives - convicts |
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Convict Notes
Married woman, widow (husband deceased for 3yrs); aged 28yrs; country servant; 5'1"; pale complexion; black hair; blue eyes; Roman Catholic; lost use of right arm. Native Place: Co. Mayo. Speaks Irish only. Mother: Mary Brothers: Martin & James Sister: Ellen (also transported on same ship) Assigned to work services in the Colony of Van Diemen's Land. New Town, hospital, House of Correction. 25 April 1854: Ticket of Leave granted. 13 Jan 1857: Application for Permission to marry - Mary Nolan, Blackfriar, to Thomas Hinds (free, which may mean free settler or free by servitude). 17 Feb 1857: Application for Permission to marry - Mary Nolan, Blackfriar to John Connolly ('John Calvin ship). Approved. 10 March 1857: Marriage. Mary NOWLAN (note spelling of name on register), aged 30yrs, widow to John Connolly, aged 34yrs, a splitter. At the home of Dr. Crowther, Castle Forbes Bay, Huon district, Tasmania. (ref. 37/1/16 no. 333)
Mary Nolan was convicted at Co. Mayo, Ireland for stealing. 7yr sentence. Transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on the 'Blackfriar' 1851.