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Voyage
Transportation
Ann Cahill was transported on the Palambam, departing 23rd Mar 1831 and arriving 31st Jul 1831 with 122 passengers.
394 tons. 1831 voyage from Cork, Ireland to New South Wales, Australia. Capt. Willis. 114 female prisoners. Also 50 girls from the Foundling Hospital, Cork with 2 Matrons and their husbands and children. Also 4 female wives of convicts already in Australia and their children. Register of passengers currently being updated and not yet complete.
Palambam (generic)References
| Primary Source | NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842, Annotated Printed Indentures 1831 |
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Convict Notes
LIST OF FEMALE CONVICTS ASSIGNED IN THE MONTH OF JULY, 1832. 1156. Calanan Eliza, Palambam, house servant, to A. Polack, George-street, Sydney Sydney Gazette, 15 Nov 1832.
Anne Cahill was indicted for stealing ten yards of calico. The prisoner went into the shop of Mr. Smith, a linen draper in Skinner-row, and took the calico off the counter; she put it under her arm, and was walking off with it when she was stopped by the shop girl; the prisoner then gave the calico to a woman who was along with her, and who ran away with it. The prisoner had not been long liberated from prison when she was arrested for this offence. She was sentenced to seven years’ transportation. Dublin Morning Register, 7 Oct 1830.
Occupation: Nursemaid, needlewoman (see NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842, Annotated Printed Indentures 1831).