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Mary was convicted in Edinburgh for theft and had previous convictions against her. At the time of her arrest she lived at Canongate and this is where she was last picked up by the police. She had stolen some clothes from houses in Canongate and High Street.
Mary was sentenced to 7 years transportation. She was a prisoner on the barque "Navarino" which set sail 12 Oct 1840. She arrived in Hobart Town Van Dieman's Land 14 Sept 1841. Mary was a only 4'10" tall with a fair complexion she was only 17 years old when she arrived. Sent to work for Master Samuel Hopkins as a servant but was often absent from his house with out permission which was recorded against her. She later went to work for Timothy Worster (Wooster) as a servant. After getting her Pardon she married him 14 March 1842 at St. Davids Church in Hobart Town. They had two children John born 1843 and Amelia Jane 1845 my Great Grandmother. Mary died at the age of 37 in 1861.
Submitted by Researcher (3742) on 2 December 2016
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- The National Archives (TNA) : HO 11/12, p.242
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