| Name: | Bridget Byrne |
| Aliases: | Bridget Burne |
| Gender: | f |
| Date of Birth: | 1773 |
| Occupation: | - |
| Date of Death: | 25th November, 1820 |
| Age: | 47 years |
Life Span
Female median life span was 53 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to Life
| Crime: | - |
| Convicted at: | Ireland, Meath |
| Sentence term: | Life |
| Ship: | Rolla |
| Departure date: | 4th November, 1802 |
| Arrival date: | 12th May, 1803 |
| Place of arrival | New South Wales |
| Passenger manifest | Travelled with 159 other convicts |
| Primary source: | Mayberry, Peter; Irish Convicts to New South Wales 1788-1849. Baxter, Carol; Musters of New South Wales. |
| Source description: |
Denis Pember on 5th October, 2015 wrote:
Tried & convicted in Meath Ireland in 1801 & sentenced to transportation for life. Left Cork Ireland on 4th November 1802 aboard the ship ‘Rolla’ sailed with 127 male & 37 female convicts on board of which 8 male convicts died during the voyage. Arrived in Sydney on 12th May 1803.
Denis Pember on 5th October, 2015 wrote:
Baxter, Carol; Muster of New South Wales; 1806:
[Ref A0622] Burne, Bridget, Rolla, with Morgan Poor in Parramatta.
Baxter, Carol; Muster of New South Wales; 1811:
[Ref 0791] Burne, Bridget, Rolla, Tried 1802, Trim, 7 years. (PRO n1436)
Denis Pember on 5th October, 2015 wrote:
In the colony, Bridget married Morgan Power (aka Poore) (Convict, Britannia, 1797). They married 1804 at Toongabbie, Sydney.
Morgan and Bridget had two sons; Timothy 1805 and Morgan 1808.
Denis Pember on 5th October, 2015 made the following changes:
convicted at, term: 99 years, voyage, source: Mayberry, Peter; Irish Convicts to New South Wales 1788-1849. Baxter, Carol; Musters of New South Wales. (prev. ), firstname: Bridget, surname: Byrne, alias1: Bridget Burne, alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date
Denis Pember on 5th October, 2015 made the following changes:
convicted at
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