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Margaret Campbell was transported on the Lady Rowena, departing 19th Jan 1826 and arriving 17th May 1826 with 103 passengers.
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Family connections for Margaret (Campbell) are: REYNOLDS Catherine (Reynolds) was tried with her 4children for assault & robbery of money of Thomas (Hughes) at Dublin city in 1825 & found guilty. Catherine (Reynolds) & ??? (Reynolds) & maybe ??? (Flynn) produced perhaps 4children: 1.Thomas (Flynn) was tried with his siblings & mother for assault & robbery of money of Thomas (Hughes) at Dublin city in 1825 & found guilty. [Noted a Terence (Flynn) murdered a Thomas (Dawson) on 6 3 1810 & was hung at Hobart town Tasmania on 14 7 1810.] ..Thomas/Terence (Flynn) does not have an entry on this Website as yet. .. 2.Margaret (Reynolds) was born about 1804 at Cavan Ireland & became a nurse girl/servant. She apparantly married firstly ??? (Campbell). She was tried, as Margaret (Campbell), with her siblings & mother for assault & robbery of money of Thomas (Hughes) at Dublin city in 1825, sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW on 17 5 1826 after a voyage of 4months on LADY ROWENA; she was Catholic. She was recorded in 1828 at the Factory Parramatta. She was issued her Ticket of Leave 42/1679 in 1839 &/or on 8 7 1842. ..[Some information taken from this Website] .. ..[Noted a Margaret (Reynolds) with similar history is recorded as arriving in NSW as a convict on 4 2 1827 after a voyage of 4months on BROTHERS] .. ..Noted a Margaret (Campbell) is recorded as marrying William (Williams). ..William (Williams) was a lawyer. He was recorded in 1831 as a barrister. ..Margaret (Campbell) & William (Williams) produced 1known child: ..1.Adelaide (Williams) was born on 24 9 1829 in Sydney & baptised in May 1831 at Scots Kirk Sydney. AND ..Noted a Margaret (Reynolds) is recording in a relationship with Robert (Robinson). ..Margaret (Reynolds) & Robert (Robinson) produced 1known child: ..1.Catherine (Robinson) was born in July 1830 in Sydney & baptised on 4 11 1831 ag15m at St Marys RC Sydney. .. 3.Eliza/beth (Reynolds) was born about 1808 at Cavan Ireland & became a nurse girl/servant. She was tried with her siblings & mother for assault & robbery of money of Thomas (Hughes) at Dublin city in 1825, sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW on 17 5 1826 after a voyage of 4months on LADY ROWENA; she was Catholic. In 1826 she was in a first relationship at Kelso with Stephen (Vane/Wain/Waines/Wayne his second relationship) & married him on 7 11 1826 at Holy Trinity CofE Kelso (with permission given by Government) . She was recorded in 1828 at the Factory Parramatta. She married secondly with permission James (Cuddy) on 17 7 1832 at (St Johns CofE?) Parramatta. About June 1834 she ran away-from her husband?. She died on 20 7 1843 age35 at Parramatta Hospital. ..[Some information taken from this Website] .. 4.Susan/na (Reynolds) was born about 1810 at Cavan Ireland & became a servant. She married ??? (Nesbitt). She was tried, as Susan (Nesbitt), with her siblings & mother for assault & robbery of money of Thomas (Hughes) at Dublin city in 1825, sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW on 17 5 1826 after a voyage of 4months on LADY ROWENAalso; she was Catholic. She may have married W (Frost). About December 1835 she ran away-from her husband?-& was captured in January 1836. She died on 27 10 1836 age about26 at Female Factory. ..[Some information taken from this Website] Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
Principal Superintendent of Convicts' Office, Sydney, 22nd October 1839. THE undermentioned Female Prisoners of the Crown have obtained Tickets-of-leave since the last day of publication.— COUNTY OF PORT MACQUARIE. PORT MACQUARIE. Campbell Margaret, Lady Rowena. NSW Govt Gazette, 23 Oct 1839.
1828 - Census. Residence; Factory. Parramatta 1842 - 8 Jul. Ticket of Leave. 42/1679
Margaret Campbell, Susanna Nesbitt, Eliza and Catherine Reynolds, and Thomas Flynn were indicted for an assault and robbery on the person of Thomas Hughes, a servant out of place, who, being sworn, deposed, that about three weeks ago, on a Sunday night, or rather on Monday morning, being denied entrance into his lodging, he took shelter in Saint George's watch house, in Frederick lane. The prisoners, Margaret Campbell and Catherine Reynolds, came in the course of the morning; he went towards Usher's quay about six o'clock and was accompanied by prisoners, who went wit him into a grocer's shop in Barrack street, where he called for spirits, with which he treated them, and which he paid for out of a pound note that he took out of a purse that contained two notes of five pounds each, and nine half crown pieces; the reason for his wishing for change of the pound was to have the silver to make some purchases of clothes at a broker's. The women saw the purse, which had the appearance of having money in it; when leaving them, they asked him to go with them to see where they lived; he went with them to Wood lane, and while talking to them at the door of a low house, was forcibly dragged in and thrown into a bed near the door, which was sunk about two feet and a half below the level of the floor; there were two other women in the house; the four threw themselves on him, while Margaret Campbell tore off the pocket of his pantaloons, in which was the money. While they were endeavouring to overpower him, he kept crying out 'robbery!' 'murder'. etc when the prisoner, Thomas Flynn, appeared at the window, with his coat and hat off; witness called on Flynn to assist him, who came in, darkened the window, and shut the door, to which he put his back, while the women were rifling him; when they got the money from his person, they all went off except Susanna Nesbitt, who offered witness a needle and thread to mend his pantaloons, which were torn; witness was perfectly sober; had the women taken into custody that and the next day. It appeared in the course of the trial that Catherine Reynolds, an old and miserable looking woman, was most active in the robbery. Flynn, on being taken, attempted to escape, but afterwards acknowledged that he saw the robbery going on but received no part of the booty. The prosecutor, Hughes, underwent a long cross examination as to the cause of his being out so late, and how he had spent the preceding night, but nothing whatever was elicited that could invalidate his testimony. During the whole of the trial a most hideous picture of depravity was exhibited with respect to the women; the old woman was mother to the others. The Jury after deliberating some time, found all the prisoners guilty. They were not sentenced, but were told by the Recorder that transportation for life was the greatest mercy they could expect.- Freeman's Journal 8 August 1825
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Margaret Campbell, alias Reynolds, age on arrival, 22, per Lady Rowena 1826, Tried 1825 at Dublin City, Life, for Stealing money. No former convictions. DOB, 1804, native place, Cavan. Catholic. Married 1 child husband in colony, Nurse girl.