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Mary Redmond was transported on the Alexander, departing 4th Nov 1815 and arriving 4th Apr 1816 with 88 passengers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Fleet http://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_alexander_1788 The Alexander was built at Hull in 1784 by Walton & Co. She was taken up by the East India Company in 1786. Convict Transport-Barque built Ship. 452 tons, 114ft long, 31ft wide. Arrived with 177 male Convicts (14 dv) Carried 30 Crew + 41 Marines Master: Duncan Sinclair She was the largest of the eleven vessels of the historic First Fleet to Australia. The First Fleet consisted of two Royal Navy escort ships, HMS Sirius and HMS Supply accompanied by six convict transports, the Alexander, Charlotte, Friendship, Lady Penrhyn, Prince of Wales and the Scarborough, and three store ships, the Borrowdale, Fishburn and Golden Grove. Convicts on the 1st Fleet Alexander are listed under Lady Penrhyn, Scarborough & Alexander.
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| Primary Source | Tasmanian Records. Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
FRIENDS OF THE ORPHAN SCHOOLS Orphan Number: 1738 Orphan: Thomas EVANS Mother: MORGAN/REDMONDS/BROWN, Mary Father: EVANS, Francis Mother's ship: Alexander 2 Father's ship: Age when admitted: 7yrs Date admitted: 23 Sep 1831 Date discharged: 25 Jan 1835 Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: parents Remarks: parents convicts - mother Mary Redmonds References: SWD24p348, 28 Orphan Number: 1734 Orphan: James EVANS Mother: MORGAN/REDMONDS/BROWNMary, Father: EVANS, Francis Mother's ship: Alexander 2 Father's ship: Age when admitted: Date admitted: 10 Jan 1829 Date discharged: 3 Nov 1831, 15 May 1833 Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: absconded, discharged Remarks: parents convicts - mother Mary Redmonds References: SWD24p118, 28, CSO5/86/1885 Orphan Number: 1733 Orphan: Francis EVANS Mother: MORGAN/REDMONDS/BROWN, Mary Father: EVANS, Francis Mother's ship: Alexander 2 Father's ship: Age when admitted: 7yrs Date admitted: 1831 Date discharged: 26 Jun 1835 Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: Remarks: father a convict, locally convicted 1824 References: SWD28, CSO5/86/1885 Orphan Number: 1731 Orphan: Elizabeth EVANS Mother: MORGAN/REDMONDS/BROWN, Mary Father: EVANS, Francis Mother's ship: Alexander 2 Father's ship: Age when admitted: 6yrs Date admitted: 25 Jan 1829 Date discharged: 25 Jan 1835 Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: mother Remarks: mother Mary Redmonds References: SWD28, CSO5/86/1885
Married Frances Evans in 1816 and had at least 6 children.
Government Public Notice. THE under-mentioned Persons have obtained Certificates during the last Week : Mary Redmond ...Alexander. Hobart Town Gazette, 12 Nov 1824.
https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1p54 (all per Alexander) Nos 1 – 28. 60 female convicts embarked on the Brig Kangaroo for the Derwent, 10 April 1816. Mary Redmond, per Alexander, Tried at Dublin City, Sept 1815, 7 years. -------------------------------------------------- Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Mary Redmonds, alias Redmond, age 21, per Alexander II (1816), Tried at Dublin City, 1815, 7 years. DOB, 1795. Servant country. -------------------------------------------------- https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD36-1-1p47j2k Marriage in District of Hobart Town 1816. Francis Evans, age 25, free, and Mary Redmond, age 20, convict per Alexander, were married 8 July 1816 by Banns. Both signed with their X.