Mary Power

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Summary

Born
Jan 1788
Conviction
Theft - larceny
Departure
Jun 1848
Arrival
Oct 1848
Death
Feb 1848
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Personal Information

Name: Mary Power
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1788
Death: 11th Feb 1848
Age at death: 60
Occupation: Country servant

Crime

Convicted at: Ireland. Tipperary
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 16th Jun 1848
Ship: Kinnear
Arrival: 7th Oct 1848
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Mary Power 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.

KinnearKinnear (generic)

References

Primary SourceTasmanian 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

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 7th February 2025

CON41-1-19 Image 116 Died; Launceston - 1 December 1848

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 1st December 2021

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 Power, Æt. 67. Convict, was put on the sick list at sea 7th August and discharged into her Mess 31st Augt. 1848. Diarrhoea. Mary’s care is very detailed: This another old woman of 67 years of age, very infirm, complaining of great looseness, with griping pains in the bowels, and is otherwise in a very debilitated state of health. no pyrexia, no appetite. Rx. Mist. Cretæ Zviij Pul. Ipecac. comp. Zfs Tinct. Catechu zj Mft Mist. cujus capiat cochl: ij mag ter vel quaterve in die capionum Rx. Opii Colati gr i fiat Pil hora somni sumendus Ordered Arrowroot, Sago, and preserved meat for dinner with a little red wine. 8th Bowel Complaint not so troublesome, slept well in the night, no unpleasant but debility. 9th Passed a good night, bowel complaint much better. Rep. Medicament. ut heri 10th From this day she rapidly recovered her strength, the bowel complaint and every other unpleasant symptom vanished, and she was discharged into her Mess on the above date.

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 23rd November 2021

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 Power 2nd, Tried at Tipperary, 6 Mar 1848, 7 years, age 60, height 5 ft 3. catholic, can neither read nor write, Single, Offence: Stg 2 frying pans, pro Clancy at Clonmell, Surgeon’s Report: Good. Trade, Country servant, native place, Co.Tipperary, Remarks, No relations. -------------------------------------------------- There were two women named Mary Power on boad kinnear.