Mary Quain

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Summary

Born
Jan 1824
Conviction
Arson
Departure
Jul 1850
Arrival
Oct 1850
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Mary Quain
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1824
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown
Aliases: Mary Taylor [Married]

Crime

Crime: Arson
Convicted at: Ireland, Cork
Sentence term: 15 years

Voyage

Departed: 8th Jul 1850
Arrival: 27th Oct 1850
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Mary Quain was transported on the Duke Of Cornwall, departing 8th Jul 1850 and arriving 27th Oct 1850 with 199 passengers.

Duke Of CornwallDuke Of Cornwall (generic)

References

Primary SourceFemale Convict Register, Grangegorman Depot, Dublin

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 21st October 2025

CON41-1-28 Image 170 Name; Mary Quain. Trade; Nurse aged 25 years old Status; Married - 1 child on board 1850 - FRIENDS OF THE ORPHAN SCHOOLS Orphan Number: 5122. Orphan: Ann STACK Mother: QUAIN, Mary. Father: STACK, Richard Mother's ship: Duke of Cornwall Age when admitted: 9yrs Date admitted: 31 Oct 1850 Date discharged: 25 Jul 1854 Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: mother, married to Joseph Taylor References: SWD28 1854 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS Name: Quain , Mary Ship/free: Duke of Cornwall. Marriage to: Taylor, Joseph, Ship/free: Rodney Permission date: 15 May 1854 1854 - BIRTH of Taylor, Arthur Joseph. Date of birth: 12 Nov 1854. Father's trade; Storeman or Stoneman? Residence; Old Wharf Registered: Hobart 1854 - MARRIAGE; Date of marriage: 26 Jun 1854. Church of St. Joseph Quane, Mary ** aged 28 years old & Taylor, Joseph aged 32 years old, trade; Druggist 1859 - Ticket of Leave revoked - Absent

Deb McKillop avatar
41
on 3rd January 2022

Mary is married, able to read and write, is working as a servant and has no previous convictions. She is convicted at Cork County on Oct 22 and received at Grangegorman on Jan 21 1850. Mary is five foot one, has brown hair and a pale complexion.