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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Briggs was transported on the Margaret, departing 5th Feb 1843 and arriving 19th Jul 1843 with 158 passengers.
Built 1829 at Chepstow. 365 tons. Female prisoners were transported to New South Wales on the 'Margaret' in 1837, 1839 and 1840. The 'Margaret' was the last convict ship to transport female prisoners to New South Wales. Another voyage to Van Diemen's Land in 1843. The 1840 sailing also carried 17 free female passengers and one male. The registers of persons is not yet complete on this web site, so please note this if researching. (A work in progress.)
Margaret (generic)References
| Primary Source | Photocopy of official records. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 257 (130) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Mary Briggs basic convict record was already set up Details from Pamela Nye:- "Mary Briggs was my great, great, grandmother. I obtained official police records written in copperplate. Name: Mary Briggs; Height: 5’13/4”; Trade or Calling: Nurse Girl; Ship Character: Dirty, noisy, impertinent, and a liar; Offenses: Stealing handkerchiefs in Preston, Once in prison on suspicion and discharged; Religion: R/C; Relations—Apprenticeship—Where last residing: Pat and John S Mary can collect at Manchester CB; Where tried: QS Court; When tried: 24th October 1842; Sentence 7 years; Native Place: Paisley/ Galway; Below that information in the recent text is the following information that appears to be taken from further records I cannot decipher: Briggs Mary. Margaret. 19 July 1843. Lankishire Preston- QS 19 October 1842. 7 years. Transported for stealing handkerchiefs in Preston, Lankashire. Once in prison on Suspicion. Surgeons report Noisy Quarrelsome, a liar. PPH2cnd class PPH 22cnd class. 17 Juune 1844. Redgate. Absent without leave. Four months hard labour house of correction./Q P/ F Hobart. 21 6 44 November 5 1844. Staples Absent without leave 1 week solitary confinement. S.B. T. 11 March 1845. Lt. Smart. Misconduct by. Ticket of leave 27 June 1848. Certified 26 November 1849. >> This ends the records I have which I have written out exactly as they appear in the copy I have in my possession."