Maria Carroll was sentenced to seven years transportation for stealing books. She arrived in Sydney in 1836 aboard the Roslin Castle. She was described in the convict's indent as a widow, house maid and Roman Catholic. She was 5 feet 2¼ inches (157.5 cms) tall, could read, had a fair complexion, dark brown hair, grey eyes, and a small pockpit over her right eyebrow. Her age was given as 21.
A year after her arrival she married William Forrester.
'Forrester, Maria (1814–1854)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/forrester-maria-27356/text34811, accessed 28 March 2023.
26 May,
1854
(aged ~ 40)
Windsor, New South Wales, Australia