Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Margaret Carthy 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)
Australasia (generic)References
| Primary Source | Tasmanian Archives - convict records. |
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Convict Notes
Name: Carthy, Margaret Record Type: Convicts Additional identifier: 2 Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Roscrea, Tipperary Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 11186 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1379516 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1379516
Margaret CARTHY was convicted at Tipperary, Ireland on 23 Jan 1849 for Larceny - stealing money. Not convicted previously. 7yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship 'Australasia' arriving 29 Sept 1849. Aged 21yrs; housemaid; Roman Catholic; 5'3"; single woman; quiet. Native Place: Tipperary, Ireland. Brothers: James, John & Patrick (ref. Convict record) Sisters: Mary & Judith VDL: Work place service. Anson Hulk Station Gang. Served at Hobart, Campbell Town, Morven (Evandale), New Norfolk, O'Brien's Bridge, Ross and Female Factory at Ross and also Hobart. 28 Jan 1856: Free Certificate issued. 1 July 1869: Idle and disorderly, at Launceston, Tasmania.1 mth hard labour. 2 May 1876: Idle and disorderly, at Deloraine, Tasmania. 1 mth hard labour. Tried under name "Smith".
N.B. There are two persons named Margaret CARTHY on this voyage of the 'Australasia'.