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Transportation
Margaret Campion was transported on the Hooghley, departing 24th Jun 1831 and arriving 27th Sep 1831 with 186 passengers.
The Hooghley was built in London in 1819. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Hooghley in 1825, 1828, 1831 and 1834. 1831 Voyage - Hooghley. Shipping; Intelligence. ARRIVALS. From Cork, on Tuesday last, whence she sailed the 24th June last, the ship, Hooghley,309 tons, Captain Reeves, with- 184 female prisoners. Surgeon superintendent, James Ellis, Esq. this vessel brings out ten free settlers and 20 children, as steerage passengers. Source; The Sydney Herald. Mon 3 Oct 1831. Page 4. Shipping Intelligence.
Hooghley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
NSW BMD. Marriage Reg. in 1835. Ref. 197/1835. Dennis Toomey and Margaret Champion, district, LD. (Roman Catholic, Sydney St Mary's) (Dennis Toomey. per Mangles 1822.)
NSW Convict Index. Margaret Campion, per Hooghley 1831, Certificate of Freedom, 17 May 1838, No 38/0436. Wife of Denis Toomey, (as stated on her CF)
Absconded. Champion Margaret, No. 31-472, Hooghley, 26, Kitchen Maid, Cork, 4 feet 10¾, blue eyes, brown hair, ruddy freckled comp. E W O K on upper part right arm, and M M W C on upper part left, from Mr. John Wood, George-street. NSW Govt Gazette, 3 Oct 1832.
Cork Assizes. CITY CRIMINAL COURT - SATURDAY. … Margaret Campion and Margaret Murphy were put the bar, charged with having robbed Eliza Fennell of a cloak, her property. The former having pleaded guilty, the Jury proceeded try the latter, who was convicted. Both were sentenced to 7 years’ transportation. … Southern Reporter, 31 March 1831.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Margaret Campion, age on arrival, 25, per Hooghly (3) 1831, Tried at Cork, 1831, 7 years, for Stealing cloak from person. DOB, 1806, Native place, Cork. Single. Catholic. Trade: Kitchen maid.