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Participant Info

First Name

Maria

Surname

McDermott

Native Place

Kilmore, Roscommon

Age On Arrival

14

Parents

Terence & Elizabeth (both dead)

Religion

Roman Catholic

Ship Name

Lady Peel (Sydney 3 Jul 1849)

Details

shipping: house servant, cannot read or write, no relatives in colony; sister, Eliza, arrived per Tippoo Saib Jul 1850; Empl. JL Clinton, Sydney, £8 pa, 4 years. Im Report 1858, Appendix J No.108 12 Apr 1850 indentures cancelled for improper conduct, balance of waged retained until better behaved; Register 2 No.477, 12 Apr 1850 WPO report on case; married Luke Featherstone, St Mary's RC, Sydney, 1853; 2 children; Luke deserted Maria & went to Carcoar; Maria died 1910 aged 77.

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