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Mary Oliver was transported on the Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann, departing 31st Dec 1790 and arriving 9th Jul 1791 with 1265 passengers.
The Third Fleet consisted of 11 Vessels. Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Gorgon, Mary Ann, Matilda, Queen (from Ireland) Salamander and William and Ann. These vessels were provided by a private company; Camden, Calvert and King to ship convicts to the colony.
Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann (generic)References
| Primary Source | https://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/digitalcontent.aspx?id=1150_SZ115_0153 Indent of Ship Mary Ann, arrived July 1791. |
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Convict Notes
Kentish Gazette, 27 March 1787. Martin Charles, Mary Martin, and Mary Oliver, for stealing out of the shop of Christopher DoMon, in Greenwich, piece of cotton. Charles Martin, DEATH, Reprieved. Mary Martin, Acquitted, and Mary Oliver. DEATH, Reprieved.
Family connections for Mary (Oliver) are: Some amendments added Nov 2025. OLIVER ??? (Oliver) may have produced 2children: 1.Mary (Oliver) was born about 1750/70. She was tried at Kent Assizes Maidstone on 19 3 1787, sentenced to 14years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship MARY ANN/E. She (age42) is recorded as marrying Alexander (McDonald age47 his second marriage) on 18 3 1792 at St Johns CofE Parramatta & produced 1child. She died on 21 12 1821 age abou51 drowned in boating accident Cockle Bay Parramatta River w/husband & son in law Thomas (Styles). ..[Some details taken from this Website ..Alexander (McDonald) was born in 1745/55 possibly in Scotland. He arrived in NSW as a marine on 21 1 1788 after a voyage of 6months on First Fleet ship FRIENDSHIP. He had a first relationship with Mary (Phillips) convict in Sydney. He joined the NSW Corps. He was quartermaster sergeant when he died on 21 12 1821 age abou66 father of 2known children, drowned in boating accident Cockle Bay Parramatta River w/wife & son in law Thomas (Styles); he had 130acres at the Flats Field of Mars Epping which he bequeathed to Sergeant John (Woodhouse) an ex quartermaster sergeant. ..[Mary (Phillips) was born about 1761. She was tried for housebreaking & stealing from Nathaniel (Thorney) at Taunton Assizes Somersetshire in April 1786, sentenced to 7years, embarked on First Fleet ship CHARLOTTE, transferred to FRIENDSHIP at Rio de Janeiro as one of the disruptive women on board, & transferred again to PRINCE OF WALES at Cape of Good Hope & arrived in NSW as a convict on 22 1 1788 after a journey of 8months. She died on 22 1 1850 mother of maybe 6children & was buried at Christ Church Longford.] ..[Some details taken from this Website; where much more information is available.] .. ..Mary (Oliver) & Alexander (McDonald) produced at least 1child: ..1.??? (McDonald) who married Thomas (Styles) a convict. ....Thomas (Styles) has not been identified on this Website as yet. .. 2.Barbara (Oliver) was born about 1782. She married firstly Thomas (Styles) in Kent. She arrived in NSW with her family on 19 1 1816 after a voyage of 6months on MARY ANN.>>> ..Thomas (Styles) was born about 1762. He arrived in NSW as a settler with his family on 19 1 1816 after a voyage of 6months on MARY ANN. He was recorded as a settler at Parramatta in 1821 & died on 24 12 1821 age53 drowned in boating accident Cockle Bay Parramatta River w/parents in law & was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney. ..Barbara (Oliver) & Thomas (Styles) produced 5children: mainly girls ..1.Barbara (Styles) was born in Kent. She arrived in NSW with her parents on 19 1 1816 after a voyage of 6.5months on MARY ANN. She had a relationship with Thomas (Turner) & produced 1child. ....Thomas (Turner) was born on 3 7 1799 & baptised on 31 3 1801 age20m at St Phillips CofE Sydney. ....Details of Thomas (Turner)s family are given in entry for Mark (Turner SCARBOROUGH 1790) on this Website. .. ..2.Henry (Styles) was born in 1808 in Kent. He arrived in NSW with his parents on 19 1 1816 after a voyage of 6months on MARY ANN. ..3.Mary (Styles) was born in 1811 in Kent. She arrived in NSW with her parents on 19 1 1816 after a voyage of 6months on MARY ANN. ..[.Noted a Mary Ann (Styles) had a relationship with a John (Thomas)] ..[John (Thomas) may have been a convict or soldier] ..[Mary Ann (Styles) & John (Thomas) produced 3children: ] ..[1.Bridget (Thomas) was born on 8 9 1827 at Newcastle & baptised on 25 10 1827 w/??? at St Marys RC Sydney.] ..[2.Thomas (Thomas) was born on 8 9 1827 at Newcastle & baptised on 25 10 1827 w/??? at St Marys RC Sydney. ] ..[3.Charles (Thomas) was born on 5 10 1829 at Newcastle & baptised on 18 4 1832 age2 at St Marys RC Sydney. ] .. ..4.Margaret (Styles) was born on 4 12 1819. She died on 14 12 1819 age10d & was buried at St Johns CofE Parramatta. ..5.Lucy (Styles) was born on 24 4 1821 at Parramatta & baptised on 27 5 1821 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She died on 5 8 1821 age4m at Parramatta & was buried at St Johns CofE Parramatta. .. >>>Barbara (Oliver)/Styles) had a second relationship with Samuel (Beckett) & received permission to marry him on 20 6 1826 which she did on 25 7 1826 at Christ Church Newcastle & produced 1child. She is recorded in 1828 as government servant (did she therefore break the law in some way?) with her husband at Newcastle. She produced 5known children in her lifetime. ..Samuel (Beckett) was born about 1794. He was tried with his brother for house breaking in Mad/eley & stealing copper coins at Stafford Assizes, sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 16 8 1820 after a voyage of 4months on EARL ST VINCENT. He is recorded in 1828 as sawyer with his wife at Newcastle. He died in 1830 age34 & was buried at St Johns CofE Parramatta. ..[Some details taken from this Website] REFERENCES Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Clem Sargent 'Colonial Garrison 1817-1824-48th foot Northamptonshire Regiment in the colony of New South Wales'
Marriage 18 Mar 1792 • St John's Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia This solemnization of matrimony by special permission between Alexander McDonald and Mary Oliver and married this 18th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety two by me Richard Johnson Death 21 Dec 1821 • Drowned Cockle Bay , Parramatta River , Sydney, with husband and son in law Thomas Styles. Another melancholy catastrophe have we to record:- As Mr. and Mrs. Alexander McDonald, of the Flats (Field of Mars, Epping), Mr. Styles, their son-in-law, and a government servant, were yesterday returning home from the market, by water, they were by some means (it is thought) all drowned! Alexander McDonald was a private in the NSW Corps arriving with the first Fleet.
https://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/digitalcontent.aspx?id=1150_SZ115_0153 Indent of Ship Mary Ann, arrived July 1791. Mary Oliver, Tried at Assizes for county at Maidstone, Kent, 19 Mar 1787, 14 years.