Johanna Ahern

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Summary

Born
Jan 1829
Conviction
Robbery
Departure
Jun 1849
Arrival
Sep 1849
Death
Apr 1862
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Personal Information

Name: Johanna Ahern
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1829
Death: 5th Apr 1862
Age at death: 33
Occupation: House servant
Aliases: Johannah Ahern, Johanna Davies, A'hern

Crime

Crime: Robbery
Convicted at: County Kerry
Sentence term: 10 years

Voyage

Departed: 26th Jun 1849
Arrival: 29th Sep 1849
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Johanna Ahern was transported on the Australasia, departing 26th Jun 1849 and arriving 29th Sep 1849 with 203 passengers.

Built 1847 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 500 Tons. Passenger/transportee's are currently being listed (incomplete at this date)

AustralasiaAustralasia (generic)

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Primary SourceTasmanian Archives - convicts

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Convict Notes

C H avatar
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on 17th June 2025

Name: Ahern, Johanna Record Type: Convicts Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Kerry Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 321 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1368319 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1368319

Carol Axton-Thompson avatar
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on 29th January 2013

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 avatar
106
on 29th January 2013

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.