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Voyage
Transportation
Dorah Burke 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)
Australasia (generic)References
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Convict Notes
Name: Burke, Dorah Record Type: Convicts Employer: Lord, Simeon: 1851 Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Cork, Cork Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 9118 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1377382 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1377382
New Town Charitable Institute: POL709-1-13 page 163 (14 Jun 1876 to 05 Oct 1876) Discharged; On Pass. Able to work POL709-1-15 page 161 (02 Dec 1877 to 29 Sep 1878) POL709-1-16 page 99 (05 Oct 1878 to 18 Jun 1879) Discharged; On Pass. Able to work POL709-1-17 page 32 (03 Nov 1879 to 17 Feb 1880) Discharged; Own Request. Light work POL709-1-17 page 187 (22 Mar 1880 to 11 Nov 1880) Discharged; Own Request. Able to work POL709-1-18 page 163 (14 Jan 1881 to 10 Oct 1881) Discharged; On Pass. Able to work POL709-1-19 page 204 (12 Sep 1882 to 18 Dec 1882) Discharged; On Pass. POL709-1-19 page 63 (08 Jan 1883 to 13 Apr 1883) Absconded POL709-1-20 page 43 (21 May 1883 to 03 Mar 1884) Discharged; At own request POL709-1-20 page 86 (15 Apr 1885 to 25 May 1885) Discharged; At own request POL709-1-21 page 12 (03 Jun 1885 to 10 Jan 1886) Discharged; to service POL709-1-21 page 8 (27 Jan 1886 to 08 Jan 1887) Absconded POL709-1-23 page 176 (07 Jan 1889 to 29 Oct 1890) Discharged; to Hospital POL709-1-23 page 35 (31 Dec 1890 to 19 Feb 1891)
Aged; 24 years old Proper Name; Rowland Trial; 6 January 1849 - Offence; Stealing £4 from Ohalloran at City Dublin Previous conviction; 3 months for money Status; Single. 18 months on the Town Native Place; City of Cork 1852 - 28 February. Married Thomas Tighe 1852 - 17 January 1852. Marriage permissions Burke, Dorah. Ship/free: Australasia Marriage to: Tighe, Thomas. Ship/free: Cadet Permission date: 17 Jan 1852 1852 - 16 February. Marriage. District of Campbell Town Burk, Dorah, Aged; 25 years old, House maid Tighe, Thomas, Aged; 27 years old, Shepherd 1853 - Marriage Permissions. 7 March 1853. Burke, Dorah. Ship/free: Australasia Marriage to: Hill, William. Ship/free: Free 1853 - Marriage. 6 April 1853 Bourke, Dorah, Aged; 26 years old, Spinster ?? Hill, William, Aged; 39 years old. Carrier Witness; Henry & Mary Parsonage 1858 - Certificate Hobart. 22 March 1858 1876 - 31 January. Hobart. Tried as Hill. Idle and Disorderly - 1 month 1891 - Burial. 11 August 1891. Dora Hill Last known residence: New Town Charitable Institution, New Town. Cornelian Bay, Pauper, Section A, Number 207
Dorah Burke (married name) convicted of stealing money. 1 prior conviction. 7yr sentence. Transported to Van Diemens Land on the 'Australasia' arriving 1849.