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Mary Orr was transported on the Kinnear, departing 16th Jun 1848 and arriving 7th Oct 1848 with 141 passengers.
Built 1834 at Yarmouth. Wood barque of 369 Tons. (Register of persons transported is not yet completed - currently being listed.) 1842 Voyage. OCT. 23. - Arrived the barque Kinnear, Lidderdale master, from Dublin 10th July, with 180 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent - G. J. Fox, Esq. The guard consists of Captain Bull (with Mrs. Bull, 4 children, and 1 female servant), and 30 rank and file of the 99th Regt., - 4 women, and 6 children. Colonial Times (Hobart) 25 Oct 1842.
Kinnear (generic)References
| Primary Source | Tasmanian Indents. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p47 and https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p48 |
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Convict Notes
PLEASE DISREGARD PREVIOUS ENTRY. Marriage Permissions. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON52-1-3p165j2k Saml. Tomlinson, per Lord Petre, and Mary Orr, per Kinnear, Date of approved permission, 27 Aug 1850. Married on the 16 Sept 1850.
Marriage Permissions. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON52-1-3p050j2k Joel Every, free, and Mary Fay, Kinnear, approved permission date, 26 Jan 1850. Married 1/4/50 by Mr Butler.
Surgeon’s Journal of Her Majesty’s Female Convict Ship Kinnear, Mr J. G. Williams, Surgeon Between the 2nd May and 14th October 1848. Adm. 101-040-06 Mary Orr æt. 40, put on the sick list at sea on 9th Augt. And admitted to hospital on 18th. Discharged quite well into her Mess on the 25th Augt. 1848. Diarrhoea. Mary’s care is very detailed: This woman has been for some time previous to her admission into the hospital complaining of a bowel complaint which consisted of diarrhoea on the 18th there was considerable pyrexia, and a mucus discharge intermixed with blood, tenesmus and tormina. Rx. Ol. Ricini ziij Aq. Menth. Pip. gr ij Aq. - Zfs fiat Haust. statim sumendus. Vespere, - Castor oil has operated freely. Rx Hydrarg. Submuriat gr xij Opii. Colati gr xx fiat Pil. x capiat 1 omnia duas hora. 19th The dysenteric complaint much better, slight pyrexia. Ordered Arrowroot, Sago etc. Rep. Medicament. ut antea 20th Passed a good night and is doing better, still there is blood discharged tenesmus & griping not so severe Rx. Mist. Cretæ Zviij Pul. Ipecac. Comp. Zfs Tinct. Catechu zj Mft Mistura capiat cochl ij mag. Omnia duas horas Rep. Pil ut antea Ordered the same nourishing diet. 21st Passed a good night dysenteric complaint much better, fæces becoming more natural with very little blood & mucus, no pyrexia, appetite returning. Rep. Medicament. ut heri 22nd Not so well today, passed a restless and was purged a good deal in the night. Rep. Medicament. ut heri. 23rd This morning the bowel complaint is considerably better, Ordered Arrowroot, Sago etc, as before. Rep. Mistura - Pil. Opii 24th Passed a good night and is much better this morning. Rep. Medicament. ut heri 25th This morning she is free from any unpleasant symptom, no pyrexia, stools becoming natural. Rep. Mistura - Pil 26th This morning is convalescent, and continued rapidly to recover her strength, the bowel complaint quite well, she was discharged into her Mess on the above date.
Tasmanian Indents. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p47 and https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p48 Mary Orr, tried at Londonderry, 13 Mar 1848, 7 years. Age 35, height, 4 ft 9 ½, Protestant, can neither read nor write, Single, Offence: Stg. Ribbon pro Wm Hunter at Londonderry. Surgeon’s Report: Very good. Trade, Country servant, native place, Londonderry. Father John, M, Margt. Bro John, Alex, Wm. Jas. Sis, Margt, Jane, Charlotte, Elizth.