Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Prendergast was transported on the Experiment, departing 21st Jan 1809 and arriving 25th Jun 1809 with 62 passengers.
568 ton ship
Experiment (generic)References
| Primary Source | eg. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Boyd convict indents 1809; NSW Col Sec correspondence; Freemans Journal, 20 March 1807 p.3; The Australian (Sydney, NSW : 1824 - 1848) 23 Feb 1826 Page 4 |
Claims
"Great Great Grandmother married James Attwood"
Photos
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Convict Notes
Charged with being in posession of property stolen by accused bushrangers. The Australian (23 Feb 1826 p 4) OFFENCES, CHARGES, &c.
Convict Index 1791-1973. Mary Farrell, per Experiment 1809, Ticket of Leave, No 11/92. Tried, Wicklow, 7 yrs.
Mary Ann Prendergast was listed as 18 years old on arrival in NSW. 1820: Married James Attwood (Lady Castlereagh 1818). They had 5 children: 1828 Census: Attwood, Rose, 10, born in the colony Attwood, Charles, 7, born in the colony Attwood, James, 4, born in the colony Attwood, John, 3, born in the colony Attwood, Joseph, 9 months, born in the colony. 9/11/1856: Mary Ann Attwood died at Liberty Plains, aged 65.
Mary Prendergast was transported for 7 years on “Experiment” after being found guilty at the Wicklow Assizes in March 1807, of theft. From Freemans Journal, 20 March 1807 page 3: “WICKLOW ASSIZES. March 17th - the assizes ended here this day, at which the following persons were tried before the Lord Chief Baron O’Grady: Mary Prendergast, alias Farrell, found guilty of stealing several articles of wearing apparel from Darby Kirwan of Kilpike, adjudged to be transported for seven years. "This woman was acquitted of three other such-like offences, and she appears to be a young woman of not more than twenty-three years of age."