Margaret Cahill

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Summary

Born
Jan 1821
Conviction
Stealing clothes
Departure
Jun 1849
Arrival
Sep 1849
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Margaret Cahill
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1821
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Nursery maid
Aliases: Margaret Burns [Married]

Crime

Convicted at: Galway Ireland
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

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

Transportation

Margaret Cahill 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 Sourcehttps://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1378356

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 3rd February 2026

CON15-1-6 Image 12 No; 32. Bridget Cahill aged 35 years old No; 33. Margaret Cahill aged 18 years old Mother & Daughter 1853 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS Name: Cahill, Margaret. Ship/free: Australasia Marriage to: Burns, William. Ship/free: Blenheim Permission date: 20 Apr 1853 CON52/1/6 1853 - MARRIAGE; Church of St Joseph. Date of marriage: 23 May 1853 Margaret aged 18 years old, Laundress & William aged 21 years old, Labourer Registered: Hobart

C H avatar
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on 17th June 2025

Name: Cahill, Margaret Record Type: Convicts Employer: Frederick, Richard: 1851 Campbell, William: 1851 Levy, Philip: 1851 King, Elizabeth: 1852 Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Eyrecourt, Galway Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 10063 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1378356 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1378356