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Transportation
Mary Topham was transported on the Caroline, departing 15th Apr 1833 and arriving 6th Aug 1833 with 122 passengers.
Departed Cove with 120 females from Cork and the surrounding various gaols - also on board were 56 free settlers along with their women and children. wed april 3 1833 .
Caroline (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry |
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Convict Notes
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Caroline - 1833 Indent No; 32 Name; Mary Topan. [Topham] Age; 26. Married, 1 child Trade or calling; Laundry maid; all work Stealing waist coating Trial where & Date; 10 Jan 1832 Sentence; 7 years, 18 months previous sentence Native Place; Kildare Height; 5 ft. 3 3/4 in Eyes; Chestnut Hair; Dark Brown Completion; Ruddy & freckled Additional remarks noted against name; 1 CHILD on board, aged 1 1/2 years 1833 - Possible death of Child. 1833 - 27 November. St. John's Parramatta, Burials Name John Topham Age 2 [Born abt. 1831 Burial Date 27 Nov 1833 Convicts' child, Factory 1837 - Convict Musters. Age; 27. Ship; Caroline. N. Miller, Parramatta
Correction to above. Mary's only child was 18 months old, when on board the Caroline. There were other convicts on board with children with them.
Irish Convict Database Mary Topham, age 26, native of Kildare Co. Convicted at Dublin for stealing waistcoats, sentence 7 years. Trade, laundry maid, all work. Married , Mary was the mother of the only child on board the Caroline, aged 18 months. It was reported in the Sydney Gazette, 10 May 1834, that Mary absconded from her employer, Mr Cooper, at Liverpool, on 4 May. Topham Mary, Caroline, 33 171, 27, Kildare, laundry maid, 5 feet 3 ¾, ruddy freckled comp., dark brown hair, chesnut eyes, nose a little crooked, mouth large, from Mr Cooper, Liverpool, since May 4.