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Crime
Transportation
Mary Stearn was transported on the Tory, departing 26th Apr 1848 and arriving 6th Aug 1848 with 170 passengers.
Built 1842 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 512 Tons. Three (3) sailings transporting convicts to Australia: 1845; 1846/47 & 1848. Passengers on the 1846 voyage are still being listed, on this site. Please note this if searching records.
Tory (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 297 (150). Tasmanian Archives - convicts. |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Mary Stearn, 17 yrs, single, a servant, convicted for stealing from her master, sentenced to 7 yrs at Cambridge on the 12 Feb 1848. Before transported, 7 years. Prison Registers and Statistical Returns - page 183 1843-1850 HO 24/12
Mary STEARN was convicted at Cambridge, England on 3 Jan 1848 for stealing wearing apparel from her employer. (Had previously been convicted for stealing money and received a transportation sentence.) This offence a 7yr transportation sentence and sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the 'Tory' arriving 6 Aug 1848. Aged 17yrs; single; needle girl; 4'10 3/4"; pale complexion; brown hair; brown eyes; Protestant. Native place - Cambridge, England. Brother: William Sister: Sarah Ann 6 month Probation Period in Colony at Anson Station Gang. 16 Feb 1850: Brickfields, Depot - absent. 6mths hard labour - at the Female Factory Hobart. 23 Dec 1851: Ticket of Leave granted. 27 May 1853: Application for Permission to marry: to Jeremiah COFFEY (transported per 'Blenheim'). Approved. 4 July 1853 Marriage: to Jeremiah COFFEY Hobart. (ref. 37/1/12 no. 413) 4 Jan 1855: Certificate of Freedom