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Mary Hutchinson (1778–1821)

Mary Cooper was sentenced to 14 years transportation. She arrived in New South aboard the Brittania in 1798. She married William Hutchinson on Norfolk Island in June 1801. She returned with him and their children to New South Wales in 1814. It is believed that she died in 1821.

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'Hutchinson, Mary (1778–1821)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/hutchinson-mary-21069/text35772, accessed 8 October 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Chapman, Mary
  • Cooper, Mary
Birth

1778

Death

1821 (aged ~ 43)
New South Wales, Australia

Passenger Ship
Occupation
Convict Record

Crime: unknown
Sentence: 14 years