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Edward Thompson 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.
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| Primary Source | NSW 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
1824, 1 April: Edward THOMPSON – Certificate of Freedom #21/2029 – per Mary (1), 1819; convicted Kildare, Spring 1817, seven years; native place Co Dublin; labourer; 29, 5’9”, ruddy complexion, dark brown hair, hazel eyes. He was issued with another Certificate on 15 February 1832 (see NSW, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867).
1825: Edward THOMPSON – free by servitude – Mary 1819, 7 years; labourer Windsor (see NSW and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849, New South Wales General muster M-Z 1825).
1818, 25 July: Admitted to Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin; transferred by the Government (see Ireland, Prison Registers, 1790-1924; Dublin, Kilmainham, 1815-1910). 1819, 25 August: Edward THOMPSON or THOMSON 24, 5’9¾”, dark sallow complexion, black hair, blue eyes, native place County Dublin (see NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842; Bound Indentures 1818-1819).
TRIED: Spring 1817 (see NSW Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849).