Mary Mitchell - Who was Mary and who were her family?
What fashion did my Mary follow? Image depicts fashions from the early 1880s Only snippets of information are known about my Mary, my maternal 1 x great grandmother. Known facts are:- Mary, having travelled 'Free', departed on the Scottish Knight from London on 20 December, 1877 arriving on Thursday 9 April 1878 at Keppel Bay, Rockhampton in Queensland. She was single, a servant and 19 years old. It must have been exciting to spend Christmas on board the ship. The newspaper article has been taken from Trove.nla.gov.au Daily Northern Argus (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1875 - 1896), Friday 12 April 1878, page 2 Scottish Knight arrival at Keppel Bay "The passengers were of reasonable condition and a highly respectable body of people who will be a great acquisition to this part of the colony". Scottish Knight 875 Ton Iron Barque built in 1876 nla.gov.au/nla.obj-137298128/view Call-PIC/11436 LOC Drawer Store PIC/11436 She married James Nelson in Rockhampton in 1884 at age 27