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Voyage
Transportation
Mary Tobin was transported on the Sir Charles Forbes, departing 11th Aug 1837 and arriving 25th Dec 1837 with 69 passengers.
Sir Charles Forbes (generic)References
| Primary Source | Mayberry, Peter; Irish Convicts to NSW 1788-1849. Bateson, Charles; The Convict Ships, 1787-1868 NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. |
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Convict Notes
County Court, Friday, Second Day At nine o'clock Baron Pennefather entered Court.— A Jury having been sworn, the following cases were tried : Patrick Tobin, Mary Tobin, and Martin Bohan, stood indicted for killing sheep with intent to steal the carcase, and in other counts for plucking and stealing the wool off sheep. The prisoners were found guilty and sentenced to transportation for life. Waterford Chronicle, 23 July 1836. Patrick Tobin, Martin Bohan, and Mary ..., were indicted for killing two sheep the property of Pierce Lanigan. at Duwhell, on the night of the 20th of March last. The first witness produced was Pierce Lannigen who proved to the killing of the two sheep. and that the wool had been plucked from 10 others on the same night. The next witness was …. Fitzpatrick, an approver—an old offender, though young in years. He identified the three prisoners and gave a most minute account of the entire transaction from beginning to end. No contradiction was elicited on his cross-examination, ’ Thomas Reade, a man in the employment of Mr. Luby, of John-street, proved the fact of the prisoners offered the wool for sale, which, appearing to have been very recently taken from the skin, he suspected that all was not right, immediately sent for the Police, and had them taken into custody ; the approver was one of them. This witness, as well as Constable O'Hara, corroborated the chief part of Fitzpatrick’s testimony. An alibi was attempted on the part of Mary Hogan, by two witnesses, who had learnt their lessons so well off by heart that they scarcely ... in a single answer. The prisoners were all very young. but had been Iong time concerned in robberies of this kind across the country.. They were to for... Kilkenny Moderator, 16 July 1836.
Mary Tobin was given permission to marry Isaac Kemp in December 1838, but the marriage did not proceed.
Mary married Thomas Howard at St Philips Sydney, 6 January 1841. [V18411/ 25C/1841] Registry of Marriages. Thomas was the son of Robert Howard (Convict, Neptune, 1790) and Lucy Atherton (Convict, Minstrel, 1812). Mary and Thomas had 4 children
Mary's brother is recorded as Patrick Tobin aged 20, (Convict, St Vincent, 1837) and her step-brother as Martin Bowen aged 16, (Convict, St Vincent, 1837.
Records state that Mary Bahan was sentenced to sheep stealing, at Kilkenny in 1836. Her brother Patrick and step-brother Martin were also tried with her. All received life sentences. The two men were transported on the "St Vincent" in 1837. Two records state that Mary was transported on the "Sir Charles Forbes", arriving in the colony 25 December 1837. However, no record of this voyage is herein recorded.