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Voyage
Transportation
Margaret Brennan was transported on the Waverley, departing 4th Sep 1842 and arriving 15th Dec 1842 with 139 passengers.
Built 1838 at Whitby. Wood barque of 436 Tons. (Incomplete registers for persons transported on these sailings of the Waverley - a work in progress) 1847 - 129 female prisoner, 32 children. 39 Free females
Waverley (generic)References
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Convict Notes
Place of origin: Rutherglen, Lanarkshire Scotland CON15-1-2 Image 52 No; 579 Trial; 12 April 1842. Aged; 20 years old Trade; House maid, can wash & iron Status; Married - 1 child, husband was transported 2 years ago for 15 years to this colony R.C. 1844 - Delivered an illegitimate child, May 1844. Daughter; Anne Brennan. Born; 6 June 1844 1846 - Delivered an illegitimate child, April 1846 in Factory Launceston 1849 - Marriage Permissions - 19 March 1849. REFUSED Margaret Brennan per Ship/free: Waverley Michael Mulloy per Ship/free: Gilmore 1860 - Queen's Orphan School Application for admission 23 March 1860; CHILD; Elizabeth Hughes - 12 years old FATHER; Richard Hughes, Mount ?? by Longford Ship; Asia 2nd. Free Pardon 12 or 13 years, Free Pardon with liberty to return to England if he chose. Trade; Shepherd. MOTHER; Margaret Brennan or Brannon DEAD about 2 years since Ship; Waverly. Ticket of Leave 19 January 1854 Remarks;- The living parent of Elizabeth Hughes is in my employ as a Shepherd an old man with 3 other young children Richard aged 8 years old age, William aged 6 years old age & John aged 3 years of age, all with their father on my farm The cause of application is the Rd Hughes has not any means of having his daughter properly brought up ... Signed Edward Dumacey FRIENDS OF THE ORPAHN SCHOOLS ST JOHN'S PARK PRECINCT NEW TOWN, TASMANIA Orphan Number: 2685 Orphan: Elizabeth HUGHES Mother: BRENNAN, Margaret Father: HUGHES, Richard Mother's ship: Waverley Father's ship: Age when admitted: 12yrs Date admitted: 25 Apr 1860 Date discharged: 13 Jan 1862, 21 May 1863 Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: Rev Bennett, O'Briens Bridge, Mr S Butcher Remarks: mother dead - won prayer book prize Jan 1862 References: SWD26/2, 27, 32/1 Claimed by Jacqui Hughes. Jacqui Hughes wrote: Elizabeth Hughes was daughter to two ticket-of-leave convicts – Richard Hughes and Margaret Brennan. Margaret Brennan and Richard Hughes are my Gx3 Grandparents on my father’s side. Richard Hughes was originally from Clapham, Gloucester. He arrived in Van Diemen’s Land on convict ship, Asia (II) in 1838. He was sentenced to transportation for life for stealing a sheep. Margaret Brennan was originally from Scotland. She arrived in Van Diemen’s Land in 1842 on convict ship, Waverley. She was sentenced to seven years’ transportation for larceny. Margaret Brennan died of consumption aged 38. Richard Hughes was working as a shepherd in Illarwarra for Edward Dumaresq. It was decided it was not fitting for a young lady to be raised by a convict father whilst working on the land. Dumaresq sought a place for Elizabeth in the Queen’s Orphan School. Elizabeth’s brother, John Brennan Hughes, is my GG Grandfather. John Brennan married and raised five children including my Great Grandfather, Albert Henry Hughes. Albert served in Gallipoli and on the Western Front during WWI. https://www.orphanschool.org.au/showorphan.php?orphan_ID=2685