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Participant Info

First Name

Mary

Surname

McCann

Native Place

Antrim, County Antrim

Age On Arrival

19

Parents

Patrick & Ellen (both dead)

Religion

Church of England

Ship Name

Earl Grey (Sydney 6 Oct 1848)

Details

Shipping: house servant, reads & writes, no relatives in colony; PRONI Antrim PLU BG/1/GA/1 No.1343, Antrim, dirty; to Moreton Bay as recommended by Surgeon Sup. Douglas of Earl Grey; empl. Mr W Kavanagh, Ipswich, £12, 3 months; 12 Sep 1849 applied to marry William Price (convict per 'Eden') through Rev Glennie; in Oct 1849 married William Price at Ipswich; William died after riding accident a the next day; noted in 'Barefoot & Pregnant' but this is NOT girl of same name who married John Linden as therein noted.

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