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Transportation
Michael Sullivan was transported on the Mary, departing 25th May 1819 and arriving 26th Aug 1819 with 161 passengers.
Built 1811, Ipswich,England 361 tons. 1817 Journey On Monday arrived the ship Mary, Capt. ORMON, from Calcutta, with merchandize—Passengers, Captain FAITHFUL and Lieut. HAMILTON: this vessel has brought 6 male prisoners from India, destined for Port Jackson; to which place it is expected she will sail to-morrow. Hobart Town Gazette, 24 May 1817. Ship News. On Thursday arrived from Calcutta, via Derwent, the ship Mary, Captain Ormon, with a various cargo. -Passengers from Calcutta, Captain Faithfull and Lieutenant Hamilton:-The Mary sailed from Calcutta the 23d of February, and left the Pilot the 1st of March. Sydney Gazette, Sat 7 Jun 1817. -------------------------------------------------- Convicts who sailed on the 'Mary' direct from Ireland - 1819 & 1836 - are currently being listed, incomplete data to date.
Mary (generic)References
| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849; Irish Convicts to New South Wales 1788-1849, by Peter Mayberry |
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Convict Notes
1823, May: Sent to Port Macquarie (see below). 1825, 9 April: Michael SULLIVAN – Certificate of Freedom #68/3551 – labourer; 56, 5’4¾”, sallow complexion, brown to grey hair, blue eyes; native place Youghal, County Cork. Remarks: “Sent to Port Macquarie May 1823 for 3 years for selling shop clothing entrusted to his care.” Notation says this certificate was “torn up on January 7 1832 on its receipt from Commissioner Parry, Port Stephens, in his letter dated 30th ultimo; states it was found …” [the rest of the note is illegible but presumably the certificate was found in Michael Sullivan's belongings after his death on 2 October 1825] (see NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842; Bound Indentures 1818-1819).
1825: Michael SULLIVAN – convict – per Mary 1819, 7 years; died 2 October 1825, Sydney (see NSW and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849, New South Wales General muster M-Z 1825).
Michael SULLIVAN 50, 5’5½”, dark ruddy complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes; native place Cork City (see NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842; Bound Indentures 1818-1819).
TRIED: Lent 1818 (see New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849).