Mary Allen (abt. 1833)

Born about 1833 in County Cork, Ireland

Biography

Mary Allen was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to Van Dieman's Land

Mary Allen was about 17 years old when she was tried in Cork on 27 August 1851 and found guilty of the crime of stealing a shirt or frock "provenance unknown"^[1]. She received a sentence of seven years transportation.^[2] Mary arrived in Van Diemen's Land on 1 September 1852 on board the Martin Luther.

Mary had had three prior convictions for stealing including theft of a cushion, a cabbage and clothes. She was not married. Mary's trade was "country servant". She was four feet ten inches tall with sallow complexion, black hair, oval face, blue eyes and medium sized mouth, nose and chin. Mary had three dots on the back of her left hand and was freckled.^[1] Mary was also a Protestant and could not read or write.

Mary was found guilty of being absent without permission in November 1852 and was sentenced to three months hard labour. In May 1853 she was found guilty of absconding and received another sentence of three months hard labour. In September 1853 Mary absconded again, this time receiving a sentence of nine months hard labour and her probation period was extended by 9 months. In November 1854 Mary absconded, when caught she was sentenced to eighteen months hard labour. In January 1856 Mary was found drunk and absconded and received a sentence of three months hard labour. In April 1856 Mary absconded and was sentenced to thirty days solitary confinement. In July 1856 she was found drunk and was sentenced to three months hard labour.^[3] In the same month Mary was found guilty of larceny under £5 and she was sentenced to eighteen months hard labour. In May 1857 Mary was found guilty of misconduct was sentenced to five days.^[1]

During her period of sentence, Mary was located at various places including Bromfield, Liverpool Street in Hobart, Bathurst Street in Hobart and Battery Point. Mary achieved her certificate of freedom in Hobart in 1858.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Archives of Tasmania, PDF original convict conduct record for Mary Allen.
2. ↑ National Archives of Ireland, Irish Transportation Database, PDF compilation database of records contained in the National Archives of Ireland; entry for Mary Allen page 31; Record reference code: TR 11, P 13(F).
3. ↑ The Tasmanian Daily News, 5 July 1856.

See also:

• "Ireland Prison Registers, 1790-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMS4-ZJH : accessed 3 June 2016), Mary Allen, 1851; from "Irish Prison Registers 1790-1924," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Cork County, Cork, Ireland, Cork County Prison, item 4, book 1/8/5, images provided by FamilySearch International; FHL microfilm 2,356,519.
• Archives of Tasmania, PDF original convict description record for Mary Allen.
• Archives of Tasmania, PDF original convict indent record for Mary Allen.