Maria Forrester (1814–1854)
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.
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Forrester, William Arthur (husband)
- Forrester, Isabella (mother-in-law)
- Forrester, Robert (father-in-law)
- Forrester, Margaret (sister-in-law)
- Chapman, Elizabeth (sister-in-law)
- Ridge, Margaret (sister-in-law)
- Forrester, Hannah (sister-in-law)
- Forrester, Lucy (sister-in-law)
- Martin, Ann (sister-in-law)
- Forrester, Maria (sister-in-law)
- Forrester, Susannah (sister-in-law)
- Daley, Isabella Jane (sister-in-law)
- Forrester, Sarah (sister-in-law)
- Freeman, Ellen (sister-in-law)
- Ridge, Richard (brother-in-law)
- Chapman, James (brother-in-law)
- Martin, Charles Homer (brother-in-law)
- Forrester, Robert (brother-in-law)
- Lovell, Thomas (brother-in-law)
- Forrester, John (brother-in-law)
- Forrester, Henry (brother-in-law)
- Forrester, Robert (brother-in-law)
- Daley, Charles (brother-in-law)
- Potts, Ann (niece by marriage)
- O'Neill, Elizabeth (niece by marriage)
- Forrester, Robert (nephew by marriage)
- Forrester, George (nephew by marriage)
- Forrester, Henry (nephew by marriage)
Citation details
'Forrester, Maria (1814–1854)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/forrester-maria-27356/text34811, accessed 30 April 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Carroll, Maria
Birth
Death
26 May,
1854
(aged ~ 40)
Windsor,
New South Wales,
Australia
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