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Margaret Burke

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Summary

Born
Jan 1839
Conviction
Theft - larceny
Departure
Jun 1849
Arrival
Sep 1849
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Margaret Burke
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1839
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Nurse girl/servant
Aliases: Margaret Collard [Married]

Crime

Crime: Theft - larceny
Convicted at: Galway Ireland
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

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

Transportation

Margaret 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)

AustralasiaAustralasia (generic)

References

Primary SourceTasmanian Archives - convicts; permission to marry

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Convict Notes

C H avatar
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on 17th June 2025

Name: Burke, Margaret Record Type: Convicts Employer: Hickling, Samuel: 1852 Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Galway Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 9165 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1377431 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1377431

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 17th December 2024

TRANSPORTED WITH MOTHER. Mother: Bridget Bourke aged 30 years old was transported tried with mother for same offence, same date 1855 - Birth of son. Benjamin Collard. 3 Feb 1855 Registered by father; Benjamin Collard, the father. his mark x. Hamilton. Labourer 1857 - Birth of daughter. Mary Ann Collard. 10 January 1857. Registered by Mother; Margaret Collard, the mother. her mark x. Hamilton. Father's trade; Labourer 1859 - Birth of son. John Collard. 31 March 1859. Registered by father; Benjamin Collard, the father. his mark x. Hamilton. Labourer

Carol Axton-Thompson avatar
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on 13th February 2013

Margaret Burke was convicted at Galway on 30/12/1848 for stealing clothes. 7 yr sentence. Transported to Van Diemens Land on the 'Australasia' arriving 29/09/1849. Gaol Report: 1st conviction. Good. Native Place: Co. Galway Margaret was only 10 years old! Roman Catholic; nursechild; 4'5 3/4"; 10yrs of age; fair complexion; sandy hair; blue eyes. Van Diemens Land: assignments in Hobart, Green Ponds, Pontville, Hamilton & New Norfolk. Ticket of Leave 20/12/1853 Married Benjamin Collard 27/02/1854 (both stated as adults) New Norfolk (ref. 1200/1854-37) Children: Mary Ann b. 10/01/1857 Hamilton district John b. 31/03/1859 Hamilton district Certified Free 16/10/1860