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Mary Putland. Mary Bligh, circa 1803. Mary Bligh, Lady O'Connell (later Putland and later O'Connell) (1783–1864) was the Lady of Government House, New South Wales, Australia during the period her father William Bligh was the Governor of New South Wales. [1] [2]
Mary Putland was the eldest daughter of Governor William Bligh and a sketcher who accompanied him to Sydney in 1806. She married Lieutenant John Putland and later Lieutenant-Governor Maurice Charles Philip O'Connell, and left Australia in 1848.
Mary Bligh, Lady O'Connell (later Putland and later O'Connell) (1783–1864) was the Lady of Government House, New South Wales, Australia during the period her father William Bligh was the Governor of New South Wales. [1] [2] Contents. Early life. Lady of Government House. Rum Rebellion. Return to New South Wales. Later life. Legacy. References.
Mary Putland, daughter of William Bligh accompanied her father to New South Wales on his appointment as Governor. Putland was married to John Putnam, aide-de-camp to Governor Bligh, but her husband died in 1808.
23 de ago. de 2023 · Biography. Mary (Bligh) O'Connell is Notable. As Mrs John Putland, Mary Bligh was the Lady of Government House, Colony of New South Wales (Australia) during the period her father was the Governor of the colony.
On 8th May 1810 Mary Putland, widowed daughter of deposed Governor Bligh, married Lieutenant Governor Maurice Charles O’Connell, the Lieutenant-Colonel in charge of the 73rd Regiment which had arrived with Governor Lachlan Macquarie to replace the NSW Corps (better known as the Rum Corps).
The eldest daughter of William Bligh and Elizabeth, Mary accompanied her father to Sydney in February 1806, her husband, Lieutenant John Putland sailing in the same convoy. Lieutenant Putland died of consumption in January 1808.
