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Transportation
Mary Wilson was transported on the Buffalo, departing 4th May 1833 and arriving 5th Oct 1833 with 183 passengers.
1833 - Voyage. Transported; 179 Female Convicts and 25 Children 1839 - Voyage. On 28th September 1839, the Ship Buffalo left Quebec, Canada, taking 144 prisoners to Van Diemen’s Land and New South Wales, following the Patriot War in Canada in 1837-38. Some of the prisoners were French Canadians patriots and others were American patriots, captured after the Battle of the Windmill. The Ship went first to Van Diemens Land, arriving at Hobart on 11th February 1840, where most of the American prisoners were landed, and then went on to Sydney, arriving on 26th February 1840, where the 58 French speaking prisoners were landed. They were separated mainly because there was hostility between the Americans from Lower Canada and the Canadians from Upper Canada. The prisoners were in the main, literate, idealistic and honest men.
BuffaloReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 85 (44) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
1839 - 4 May New South Wales, Australia, Convict Records, Families of Convicts Applications for Free Passage for Families of Convicts, 1835-1842 Mary Irwin. Ship; Buffalo arrived 3 October 1833 was tried at Bristol Quarter sessions on 8th April 1833. Sentence; 14 years. Recommended Mary Irwin now Hart. Maiden name; Mary Wilson Previous residence - County Cumberland. Town or Parish; St Luke's, Liverpool Children; John Chapple - 12 years & James Chapple 8 years By a former Husband. Respectable person to whom Petitioners Family are Know Captain Porfit?? - Residence; Peel near Bristol John Lewis - Residence; Peel, An officer in the Customs John Reid; Pilot in Peel Rev Henry Wyrow?? - Minister of the Parish in whose charge the children are at present
New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts' Applications to Marry, Michael Hart. Age; 31.Ship; C. Harcourt. [1827] 14 years. Ticket of Leave Mary Irwin. Age; 27. Ship; Buffalo. 14 years. Bond Granted; 27 Dec 1834 1835 - Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1814-2011 Michael Hart of the Parish of Liverpool & Mary Irving of the Parish of Liverpool, by Banns with the consent of the Governor Event Type: Marriage - 26 Jan 1835 Saint Luke's Liverpool by the Rev Robert Cartwright Witness; William Flowell? and Mary Green
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Ship: Buffalo No; 466 -33. Indent No. 7. Name; Mary Irwin, Widow with 3 child on board Native County; Bristol Trade; Servant in Public house Offence; Stolen Butter Trial; 6 April 1833 Age; 26 Height; 5 ft. 1 in Complexion; Fair & freckled Hair; Sandy Brown Eyes; Hazel ----------------------
Mary was charged with receiving stolen goods , 3 cw of butter in a warehouse theft from Terrells warehouse ,that she had coordinated with 5 others, 2 were found not guilty and 3 others , Tommy johns, 18yrs old , Joseph Guppy 17 yrs old & Richard Green 16 yrs old received 7yrs transport , Mary 14yrs .She arrived with 1 child at least. Married Michael hart at Liverpool NSW and lived at Braidwood - daughter Charlotte Hart was married to "Tommy Clarke" bush-ranger of Clarke Brothers gang.