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Mary Watson was transported on the Kinnear, departing 16th Jun 1848 and arriving 7th Oct 1848 with 141 passengers.
Built 1834 at Yarmouth. Wood barque of 369 Tons. (Register of persons transported is not yet completed - currently being listed.) 1842 Voyage. OCT. 23. - Arrived the barque Kinnear, Lidderdale master, from Dublin 10th July, with 180 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent - G. J. Fox, Esq. The guard consists of Captain Bull (with Mrs. Bull, 4 children, and 1 female servant), and 30 rank and file of the 99th Regt., - 4 women, and 6 children. Colonial Times (Hobart) 25 Oct 1842.
Kinnear (generic)References
| Primary Source | Kinnear Indent. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p57 and https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p58 |
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Convict Notes
FRIENDS FROM THE ORPHAN SCHOOLS Orphan Number: 4778 Orphan: Edward RYAN Mother: WATSON, Mary Father: RYAN, Thomas Mother's ship: Kinnear Father's ship: Age when admitted: 4yrs Date admitted: 12 Oct 1848 Date discharged: 13 Aug 1850 Institution(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: parents, Tickets of Leave Remarks: References: SWD7, 28 https://www.orphanschool.org.au/showorphan.php?orphan_ID=4778
Death Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-2p235j2k Date of death, April 15, 1849, Epsie Watson, female, age 3 years, Fem. convict’s, Cause: Acute Catarrh. Informant, the Superintendent of Brickfields Depot.
Kinnear Indent. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p57 and https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p58 Mary Watson or Murray, tried at Kildare, 15 March 1848, 7 years, age 30, height, 5 ft 2, catholic, can read, married, 3 children on board. Offence: Recg. Stolen fowls, Co. Kildare, Mr Gratton. Surgeon’s report: Exceedingly well behaved. Trade, House maid. Native place, Kildare. Remarks: Hus Thomas convicted at the same time with myself. Sis, Cath, Biddy, Margt , Julia, all at N.P. --------------------------------------------------- Surgeon’s Journal of Her Majesty’s Female Convict Ship Kinnear, Mr J. G. Williams, Surgeon. Between the 2nd May and 14th October 1848. Adm. 101-040-06 Mary Watson or Murray æt: 30 Convict was admitted into the hospital on the 22nd Augt. And discharged to her Mess 10th Sept 1848. Accouchement. This woman was admitted into the hospital about an hour before true labour pains came on; in another hour she was delivered of a large male child, the placenta, etc, being expelled by the next contraction of the Uterus, no hæmorrhage ensured, 40 drops [xx Laudanum were afterwards given in a little peppermint water, and she obtained a refreshing sleep. 23rd This morning she is free from every unpleasant symptom, lochial discharge not too profuse. The excretions regular & natural. Ordered some Gruel & Arrowroot, at night an Anodyne Draught was taken. 24th Passed a good night and is doing well, free from every unpleasant symptom. Ordered the same nutriment as yesterday. Infant doing well. 25th Passed another good night notwithstanding the ship rolled a good deal. Repeated the same nourishment. 26th Slept very well last night, and is doing, so is the Infant, bowels rather constipated. Rx. Ol. Ricini Zj Aq. Menth. Pip. Zfs fiat Haust statim sumendus Ordered some preserved meat soup. 27th Mother and Infant doing well. Castor oil has operated thrice with the mother. Ordered the same nourishment as yesterday. 28th Convalescent, - lochial discharge gradually lessening; Ordered the same nourishment as before, with an addition of a glass of wine. 29th Doing well, Ordered the same nourishment as yesterday. 30th Not a single bad symptom, bowels regular and soluble, also passes urine plentifully & naturally. Rep. Medicament. ut heri 31st Mother and Infant are doing well. Ordered the same nourishment as before which she now gets in abundance also two glassfuls of wine daily. 1st September Mother and Infant doing well, - the mother has an abundance of breast nourishment for the infant. Rep. Medicament. ut heri 2nd Convalescent. Has had the same nourishment as before. 3rd This morning she is not so well, the lochial discharge, which had nearly ceased, is again come on as profusely as ever, in consequence of a fright she received last night, the ship being caught in a heavy squall, heeled over considerably, before they could shorten sail to it, which so frightened the whole of the prisoners, that they thought the vessel was going down, when the most bitter wailings and lamentations was set up by the prisoners, that it was fully an hour afterwards before they could be quieted. Rx. Pul. Rhei gr x Mag. Sulphat. zii Aq. Menth. Pip Zij fiat Haust statim sumendus 4th Passed a good, and is much better this morning, the draught operated gently with her lochial discharge less. 5th Passed a comfortable night, and has got over her fright, lochial discharge has again disappeared. Infant doing well. Rep. Medicament. ut heri Convalescent. Ordered the same nourishment as before. 7th From this date she rapidly recovered and was discharged into her Mess quite well on the 10th Sept. 1848. --------------------------------------------------- Conduct Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON41-1-19$init=CON41-1-19p138 764. Mary Watson or Murray. T. of L. 26/10/1852. Child E? Watson died at the Brickfields Nursery, 15/4/1849. Vide return of same date.