Teresa Burrows

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Summary

Born
Jan 1821
Conviction
Theft - larceny
Departure
Oct 1848
Arrival
Jan 1849
Death
Sep 1875
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Personal Information

Name: Teresa Burrows
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1821
Death: 4th Sep 1875
Age at death: 54
Occupation: Housemaid
Aliases: Eliza Burrowes, Preston, Theresa Burrows

Crime

Convicted at: Ireland, Dublin City
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 11th Oct 1848
Arrival: 20th Jan 1849
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Teresa Burrows was transported on the Lord Auckland, departing 11th Oct 1848 and arriving 20th Jan 1849 with 118 passengers.

Built 1836 at Calcutta. Wood barque of 628 Tons. 1846 - VOYAGE; August 26 -Brown, master, from Dublin 19th April, Passengers-Dr. Roberts, R. N , Surgeon Supt. Lieut. Gorder ; Ensign Thillwall; 65th Regt j Ensign Despard, 99th Regt., and Mr. Moriarty, with 2 sergeants, 48 rank and file, 6 women, 6 children, 65th Regt., and 176 male convicts.

Lord AucklandLord Auckland (generic)

References

Primary SourceTasmanian Archives - convicts. http://search.archives.tas.gov.au

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Convict Notes

John Meara avatar
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on 4th January 2025

Married convict Peter Kehoe 14 Jul 1851 in Hobart, with no known children. Then by 1854 had separated, each taking on new partners: Peter in the Victorian goldfields, and Teresa in Hobart partnered with Thomas Walker. Together they had a son, John Thomas Walker Sr, born 3 July 1854.

Nell Murphy avatar
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on 20th June 2016

Teresa Burrows was convicted at Dublin on 10 July 1848 for stealing a watch. Previous convictions. 7yr sentence. Transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on the 'Lord Auckland' arriving 20 Jan 1849. Ship Surgeon's Report: very good. Proper name recorded as "Preston". Aged 28yrs; housemaid; 4'11"; Roman Catholic; can read a little. Native place - Dublin, Ireland. Brother - John Sister - Cecelia Assigned into services in the Colony. Application for permission to marry. Married Peter Keheo /Keogh (transported per 'Tory') 1851. Ticket of leave 9 Aug 1853. Ticket of leave revoked 1 Aug 1854 Certificate of Freedom An Inquest for death was conducted for an 'Eliza Burrowes' per Lord Auckland in 1875. (There was not an Eliza recorded, so maybe this Teresa.