Name: | Johanna Ahern |
Aliases: | Johannah Ahern, Johanna Davies |
Gender: | f |
Date of Birth: | 1829 |
Occupation: | House servant |
Date of Death: | 5th April, 1862 |
Age: | 33 years |
Life Span
Female median life span was 59 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 10 years
Crime: | Street robbery |
Convicted at: | County Kerry |
Sentence term: | 10 years |
Ship: | Australasia |
Departure date: | 26th June, 1849 |
Arrival date: | 29th September, 1849 |
Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 40 other convicts |
Primary source: | Tasmanian Archives - convicts |
Source description: |
Carol Axton-Thompson on 29th January, 2013 wrote:
Johanna Ahern was convicted at Kerry on 15/01/1849 for breaking glass and stealing 5 shirts. 10yr sentence. Transported to Van Diemens Land on the Australasia, arriving 1849.
Carol Axton-Thompson on 29th January, 2013 wrote:
5’2 1/4”; country servant; Roman Catholic; black hair; hazel eyes; single; not literate; dimpled chin.
1852: Assigned to Mrs. E. Hogg, Ross.
21/08/1852: Application for permission to marry David Smith (convict per Asia) - referred.
26/01/1853: Application for permission to marry William Davies (listed as free, but may have a convict past). Approved.
20/03/1853 married William Davies at St. Pauls Catholic Church, Oatlands. William listed as a farm servant.
Children:
John Davies b. 02/04/1853 Oatlands (ref/ 940/1853-33)
Sarah Johanna Davies b. 10/12/1858 Oatlands (ref. 747/1878-33)
Johanna died in childbirth 05/04/1862 at Antill Ponds.
Carol Axton-Thompson on 29th January, 2013 made the following changes:
convicted at, term years, voyage, source, firstname, surname, alias1, alias2, alias3, alias4, date of birth 0000, date of death 0000, gender, occupation, crime
Carol Axton-Thompson on 29th January, 2013 made the following changes:
convicted at, term 10 years, alias1, date of birth 1829, occupation, crime
Carol Axton-Thompson on 29th January, 2013 made the following changes:
alias2, date of death 5th April, 1862, occupation
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