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Mary Taylor

Mary Taylor

Born
1819-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1887-06-16 12:00:00
Gender
Female
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in Australia

Mary/Mary Ann and her four siblings were convicted of stealing.  They were all tried at the Fermanagh Assizes on 13 July, 1849 and were all sentenced for be transported for 10 years each.

Mary/Mary Ann, Margaret and Catherine were sent to Grangegorman Female Convict Depot in Dublin to await transportation to Van Diemen's Land (now known as Tasmania), Australia;  unfortunately Catherine died of consumption in December 1849.  Mary and Margaret departed on the "Duke of Cornwall" on 8 July 1850 arriving 27 October 1850.

The whereabouts of the other two convicted siblings, James and Elizabeth, are unknown.

Associated communities

Fermanagh

County Fermanagh, or Fear Manach in Irish, is one of the six counties in Northern Ireland.  Lough Erne and Erne Waterway are renowned and we are home to Castlecoole Estate and Enniskillen Castle.  Enniskillen is our county town and we have a population of approximately 61,805.  We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • Gortmessan townland

    Location: Fermanagh

    Gortmessan, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh

  • Ardess Parish Church

    Location: Fermanagh

    Ardess Parish Church, Ardess Villas, Ardess, Kesh BT93 1GL, United Kingdom

Timeline events in this community

  • 1830s

    Sligo Death Notices From Cholera, Ireland

    <p>DEATH NOTICES (from the Enniskillen Chronicle and Erne Packet) during the height of the cholera pandemic in Ireland.</p>

    1832-09-13 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    County Fermanagh in the 1830s

    <p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (The information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1920s

    Census of Northern Ireland

    <p>The War of Independence in Ireland resulted in the postponement of the 1921 Census, causing a break with Great Britain Census timing (which would not be restored until 1951).</p>

    1926-04-18 12:00:00

  • 1840s

    Famine Times in Clones

    <p>A brief overview of how Famines times created a social enterprise in the Clones area of Co Monaghan</p>

    1845-01-01 12:00:00

Mary Taylor