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Mary Putland Mary Putland i(A114966 works by) (birth name: Mary Bligh) (a.k.a. (Lady) Mary O'Connell)
Born: Established: 1783 London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 10 Dec 1864 Gloucester, Gloucestershire,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

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. She subsequently married Maurice Charles Philip O'Connell, a solder and later landowner. Putland spent most of her adult life in New South Wales, but travelled to Ceylon for a time with O'Connell and later returned to England where she died.

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