Bridget Carson

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Summary

Born
Jan 1822
Conviction
Cow stealing
Departure
Jun 1849
Arrival
Sep 1849
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Bridget Carson
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1822
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Housemaid

Crime

Crime: Cow stealing
Convicted at: Galway Ireland
Sentence term: 10 years

Voyage

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

Transportation

Bridget Carson 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/1379364

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 3rd February 2026

CON41-1-24 Image 41 No; 1014. Trade; House Maid aged 27 years old, Widow. Offence; Killing a cow 1853 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS Name: Carson, Bridget. Ship/free: Australasia Marriage to: King, Peter. Ship/free: Hyderabad Permission date: 29 Jun 1853 CON52/1/6 1853 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS Name: Carson, Bridget. Ship/free: Australasia Marriage to: Leech, James. Ship/free: Free Permission date: 16 Oct 1853 CON52/1/6 1853 - 25 October 1853. Marriage to James Leech approved. Noted on Conduct Record. 1853 - Date of marriage: 14 Nov 1853. St Georges Church. Bridget aged 23 years old, Widow. James Leech aged 35 years old, Sailor 1855 - BIRTH of Leach, Robert James, Date of birth: 20 Aug 1855 1858 - BIRTH of Leach, Margaret Jane. Date of birth: 16 Oct 1858 1863 -BIRTH of Name: Leach, Ann. Date of birth: 05 Jul 1863 1885 - POSSIBLE DEAT OF HUSBAND. Name: Leach, James. Age: 90, Trade; Sailor. Date of death: 23 Jan 1885, Landsdowne, Hobart. Born; Scotland. Registered: Hobart

C H avatar
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on 17th June 2025

Name: Carson, Bridget Record Type: Convicts Employer: Flegg, Charles: 1851 Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Galway Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 11039 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1379364 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1379364