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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Smith was transported on the Minerva, departing 24th Aug 1799 and arriving 11th Jan 1800 with 240 passengers.
The Minerva was built at Lancaster, England in 1804. 4 voyages bringing convict transportees to Australia.
Minerva (generic)References
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Convict Notes
Family connections for Mary (Smith) are: SMITH Mary (Smith) appears to have married firstly ??? (Flaherty) & produced a child:>>> 1.Ann (Smith/Flaherty/Flannery) was born on 5 7 1799 at Cove near Cork Ireland. She arrived in NSW with her mother on 11 1 1800 after a voyage of 4.5months on MINERVA; she was baptised in the colony. [Noted 2unnamed children are recorded as born to a ??? (Flarty) on 13 10 1801-no mother given] .. >>>Mary (Smith/Flaherty/Flannery) was tried in Dublin Ireland, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict with her child on 11 1 1800 after a voyage of 4.5months on MINERVA also. She had a second relationship with John (Lacey) & produced 4children. She was Free by Servitude by 1808. She is recorded in 1825 with her family at Parramatta. She was mother of 5children in her lifetime. [Some details taken from this Website] John (Lacey/Lacy) was born about 1779 in Dublin Ireland & became an iron founder. He was recorded as a leader of the Irish Rebellion, although he was in gaol at the time. He was tried as an Irish Rebel who w/2others administered an unlawful oath at Dublin Ireland Oyer & Terminer Commission, was sentenced to Life in prison, accepted choice of 7years transportation & arrived in NSW as a convict on 11 1 1800 after a voyage of 4.5months on MINERVA; he obviously was Catholic. He was on Norfolk Island in 1802. He was Free by Servitude by 1808. He is recorded in 1825 as a publican with his family at Parramatta. He is recorded in 1828 as a householder at Parramatta with 1000acres & a dairy, which he apparantly named 'Parrotts' farm. Later in life he sold his farm to son Timothy & moved to Lower Burragong Valley near Laceys Creek. He died in 1842 age63. [Some details taken from this Website] References: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Irene Schaffer & Thelma McKay 'Exiled Three Times Over! Profiles of Norfolk Islanders Exiled in Van Diemens Land 1807-1813' James Hugh Donohoe 'Norfolk Island 1788-1813-The People and Their Families' Reg Wright 'Forgotten Generation of Norfolk Island & Van Diemens Land'
Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: Page 228… [Ref L0024] Lacy, John, 50, free by servitude, Minerva, 1800, 7 years, Catholic, householder, Parramatta, 1080 acres, 415 acres cleared, 25 acres cultivated, 2 horses, 7 horned cattle. [Ref L0025] Lacy, Mary, 42, free by servitude, Minerva 1800, 7 years. [Ref L0026] Lacy, Elizabeth 16 born in the colony, daughter of John and Mary Lacy Parramatta. [Ref L0027] Lacy, Alicia, 14 born in the colony, daughter of John and Mary Lacy Parramatta. # Also page 228… son Timothy and his wife.. [Ref L0002] Lacey, Timothy, 22, BC, Publican, Parramatta. [Ref L0003] Lacey, Sophia, 17, BC. (Timothy had married Sophia Rigby in 1827. Sophia was the daughter of Peter Hough (Convict, 1799, “Hillsborough”) and Catherine Rigby (Convict, 1801, “Canada”). ## Page 178… Also daughter Sarah and her husband… [Ref H0493] Harris, Alexander, 31, FS, Tottenham, 1818, 7, Labourer at Kent Street Sydney. [Ref H0494] Harris, Sarah, 21, BC. (Sarah had married Alexander Harris (Convict, 1818, “Tottenham”) in 1824, aged only 17.
In the colony, John and Mary had at least 4 children. They are recorded in the 1825 muster… Lacey, John, free by servitude, Minverva, 1800 7 years publican Parramatta. Lacey, Mary free by servitude, Minerva 1800 7 years, wife of John Lacey. Lacey, Timothy born in the colony, son of John Lacey Parramatta. Lacey, Sarah born in the colony, wife of A Harris Sydney.
Mary was tried in Dublin in 1797 and sentenced to transportation for 7 years. It may be because of this that the Irish Rebel, John Lacey surrendered himself for transportation on the same ship. On arrival in the colony, Mary aged 23 was described as ‘married’ and with a daughter born in 1800. Marriage possibly to John Lacey but no details recorded on the daughter.
Delivered of a Daughter 05/07/1799 at Cove