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Voyage
Transportation
Margaret Carroll was transported on the Margaret, departing 30th Apr 1840 and arriving 18th Aug 1840 with 78 passengers.
Built 1829 at Chepstow. 365 tons. Female prisoners were transported to New South Wales on the 'Margaret' in 1837, 1839 and 1840. The 'Margaret' was the last convict ship to transport female prisoners to New South Wales. Another voyage to Van Diemen's Land in 1843. The 1840 sailing also carried 17 free female passengers and one male. The registers of persons is not yet complete on this web site, so please note this if researching. (A work in progress.)
Margaret (generic)References
| Primary Source | New South Wales Government. Butts of Certificates of Freedom. NRS 1165, 1166,1167, 12208, 12210, reels 601, 602, 604, 982-1027. State Records Authority of New South Wales,Kingswood, New South Wales. |
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Convict Notes
1841: Assigned to William Townsend at Kurrajong NSW List of Absconded Prisoners: Margaret Carroll, Margaret (3) 23, Kilkenny, housemaid, 5 feet 4 inches, fair ruddy and little freckled complexion, light brown hair, hazel eyes, scar left of chin, scar above left elbow, on pass from William Townsend, from Curryjong to Sydney, since 18th instant.
Certificate of Freedom No. 47-801 Date: 10 Dec 1847 Prisoner's No. 40-434 Prisoner's Name: Margaret Carroll [Alias: ] Ship: Margaret (3) Master: Canning Year: 1840 Native Place: Kilkenny Trade or Calling: House Maid Offence: Stealing Clothes Place of Trial: Tipperary Date of Trial: 26 Oct 1839 Sentence: 7 years Year of Birth: 1817 Height: 5'4" Complexion: Ruddy and slightly freckled Hair: Brown Eyes: Grey General Remarks: Scar on left side of chin, Scar on left elbow.