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Julia Ahern

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Summary

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

Name: Julia Ahern
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1829
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Housemaid
Aliases: Julia Jennings [Married]

Crime

Crime: Robbery
Convicted at: Cork County
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

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

Transportation

Julia 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

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 7th February 2026

1853 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS Name: Ahern, Julia. Ship/free: Australasia Marriage to: Jennings, James. Ship/free: Free Permission date: 24 Sep 1853 CON52/1/6 1853 - MARRIAGE; Date of marriage: 21 Nov 1853. Julia aged 26 years old & James Jennings aged 27 years old Registered: Oatlands. RGD37/1/12 no 1396

C H avatar
135
on 17th June 2025

Name: Ahern, Julia Record Type: Convicts Employer: Luckman, James: 1852 Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Cork Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 324 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1368322 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1368322

Carol Axton-Thompson avatar
106
on 29th January 2013

Charged at Cork on 17/03/1849 stealing - 7yr sentence. Aged 20yrs; 5'3 1/4"; hazel/grey eyes; dk brown hair; fair complexion, freckles; housemaid; single; Roman Catholic, not literate.