Mary Noonan

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Summary

Born
Jan 1812
Conviction
Stealing money
Departure
Sep 1829
Arrival
Jan 1830
Death
Jan 1903
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Personal Information

Name: Mary Noonan
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1812
Death: 1st Jan 1903
Age at death: 91
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Convicted at: Waterford Ireland
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 10th Sep 1829
Ship: Asia 1
Arrival: 13th Jan 1830
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Mary Noonan was transported on the Asia 1, departing 10th Sep 1829 and arriving 13th Jan 1830 with 202 passengers.

Built by A Hall & Co at Aberdeen in 1818. A Brig of 536 tons. (Wikipedia) 1830 - Voyage. Asia from Ireland. Female Convict Ship; Stead; Master, Alexander Nesbit M.D. Surgeon Superintendent. Arrived in Sydney Cove 13 Jan 1830. Mustered - 186. Died on Voyage - 3. Disembarked - 1. Total Embarked - 200

Asia 1Asia 1 (generic)

References

Primary SourceNSW Museums of History, State Archive Collection: Convict Index 1836: Entry Number: 36/1087; Citation: [4/4335] Reel 997; Convict Applications to Marry: 1835 Owen Stapleton and Mary Noonan; Citation: NRS 12212 [4/4509] Reel 713 Page 204; Sydney and Darlinghurst Gaol Entrance Books: 1829-1830; Citation: NRS 2514-2 [4/6431] Reel 851

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"Mary was my gggg grandmother"

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"Mary is my 4x great grandmother"

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 9th August 2025

Convict Applications to Marry. Owen Stapleton, per Hooghley (1), age 47; Life; T of L; and Mary Noonan, per Asia (7), age 22; 7 years; Bond; Date of Permission, 22 Apr 1835, Windsor.

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on 9th August 2025

Mary Gleeson and Mary Noonan, for stealing pocket-book from Thomas Cruise, on the 4th of October—Guilty.  Waterford Mail, 18 March 1829. J. Barnaby, larceny—7 years' transportation ; Mary Gleeson, and Mary Noonan, larceny, like sentence ; Waterford Mail, 21 Mar 1829.

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on 5th August 2025

Mary is buried with her daughter "mrs Comerford" in Blayney cemetery nsw. Her husband Owen Stapleton is buried with his first wife mary norris in Penrith

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on 12th December 2024

Absconded. Noonan Mary Asia (7), 30-186, 22, Waterford, housemaid, 5 feet 5¾, ruddy freckled, comp. light brown hair, hazel eyes, from H. Clements, John's Grove, since August 3. NSW Govt Gazette, 13 Aug 1834.

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on 19th October 2023

Mary was transported on the Asia in 1829; arrived in NSW in 1830. 1830: Convicted of Insolence at Sydney Court 28/07/1830 and sentenced to 3 months in the Factory at Parramatta in 3rd class (criminal class). She was taken from Sydney Gaol to the Female Factory at Parramatta 01/08/1830