Mary Ann (Mason) Foley (1792 - 1884)

Born 13 Aug 1792 in London, England

Wife of Samuel Foley — married 7 Jun 1813 in Parramatta, NSW, Australia

Descendants

Died 22 Apr 1884 at age 91 in Gullen, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Mary (Mason) Foley was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to New South Wales

Birth Name: Mary Ann Mason - Gender: Female - Birth Date: 13 Aug 1792 - Baptism Date: 2 Sep 1792 - Baptism Place: Saint Anne Soho, Westminster, London, England - Father: William Mason - Mother: Elizabeth - FHL Film Number: 918606

Convict 27 MAR 1811. Surrey, England.

She received a seven year sentence [1] in Surrey Assizes and transported as a convict on the "Minstrel" that sailed in May 1812 and arrived in NSW in October 1812.

1825 New South Wales, Australia. ^[1]

Census 1828 NSW, Australia. ^[2]

Marriage Husband Samuel Foley. Wife Mary Ann Mason. Child: Martha Foley. Child: Thomas Foley. Child: Betty Foley. Child: Sarah Foley. Child: James Foley. Child: John Foley. Child: Ann Foley. Marriage 7 JUN 1813. Parramatta, NSW, Australia. ^[3]

Died ^[4]

FOLEY MARY

6393/1884

AGE 99 YEARS

District CROOKWELL

22 APR 1884. NSW, Australia. ^{[5] [6]}

^[7] Goulburn Evening Penny Post NSW Sat 26 Apr 1884 Page 6 ALMOST A CENTENARIAN

Mrs. Mary Foley, mother of Mrs. Jas. Bennett, died at her daughter's residence at Gullen, on Monday last, having attained the advanced age of 99 years and three months.

^[8] Her grave is at St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery Grabben Gullen, Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales, Australia.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S25 New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849 Free by Servitude - Arrived 1811 on the Minstrel - wife of Samuel Foley, Campbelltown
2. ↑ Source: #S25 1828 New South Wales, Australia Census (TNA Copy) Age not given - arrived on the Martha in 1812 - Housekeeper for Samuel Foley
3. ↑ Source: #S25 New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Marriages, 1790-1966 His name is given as Samuel Fowley
4. ↑ https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au
5. ↑ Source: #S38 Based on website transcription of headstone
6. ↑ Source: #S3 Death Certificate 122 Name: Page Death Certificate At Gullen, district of Crookwell - Age 99 [TBC]. born England in Australia for 70 years - married in Wollongong at age 17 [TBC], Spouse Samuel Foley - Children: Thomas 81, Martha 80, Sarah 75, James 60, John 44, Elizabeth 42 Living - 2 males, 1 female deceased [Ann is not mentioned and has not died at this point]
7. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/98435956?searchTerm=foley%20%20Wheeo
8. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195997598/mary-ann-foley

• Source: S25 Ancestry.com
• Source: S3 NSW Registry of B, D & M She is referred to in the baptism certificate of her daughter
• Source: S38 She is referred to in the baptism certificate of her daughter
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