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Summary

Born
Jan 1819
Conviction
Stealing clothes
Departure
Nov 1852
Arrival
Feb 1853
Death
Jan 1857
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Personal Information

Name: Mary Porter
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1819
Death: 15th Jan 1857
Age at death: 38
Occupation: Housemaid
Aliases: Mary Jane Porter

Crime

Crime: Stealing clothes
Convicted at: Unknown
Sentence term: Unknown

Voyage

Departed: 17th Nov 1852
Ship: Midlothian
Arrival: 24th Feb 1853
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Mary Porter was transported on the Midlothian, departing 17th Nov 1852 and arriving 24th Feb 1853 with 61 passengers.

Built 1835 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 414 Tons. (Register of female convicts currently being listed - incomplete at this date)

MidlothianMidlothian (generic)

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 9th February 2025

Place of origin: Antrim 1854 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS Timothy Leary. Free Mary Jane Porter. Ship; Midlothian 1854 - MARRIAGE. Deputy Registers' Office. Bothwell Timothy aged 29 years old, Labourer & Mary Jane Porter aged 24 years old 1856 - Birth of John Leary - 24 March 1856. Registered; Bothwell Died; 6 August 1856. Aged; 16 days old. Cause of death; Convulsions 1855 - Birth of James Leary - 15 Jun 1855. Registered; Bothwell. Died; 10 May aged 4 months. So of Timothy and Mary Jane Leary. Labourer & servant. Disease of Lungs