Margaret Christie

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Summary

Born
Jan 1813
Conviction
Stealing clothes
Departure
May 1830
Arrival
Sep 1830
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Margaret Christie
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1813
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown
Aliases: Margaret Weaver [Married]

Crime

Convicted at: Glasgow Court of Justiciary
Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 27th May 1830
Ship: Mellish
Arrival: 22nd Sep 1830
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Margaret Christie was transported on the Mellish, departing 27th May 1830 and arriving 22nd Sep 1830 with 118 passengers.

1830 - From the Surgeons Notes. General Remarks of the Medical Journal. Number of Women and Children on Board. Total Women including Free women; 132 with a total of 61 Children

MellishMellish (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 371 (188) Marriage Permission; CON45/1/1
Source DescriptionThis record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro
Original SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 14th December 2024

Scottish Indexes High Court of Justiciary Trial Papers Title Trial papers relating to Catherine Ross, Margaret Christie Name Margaret Christie Role Accused Age 16 Approx Birth Year 1813 Crime Theft by housebreaking Crime Location Cannon Street, Glasgow Trial Date 24 December 1829 Trial Location Glasgow NRS Reference JC26/1829/180 Accused; * Catherine Ross. Aged; 18 * Margaret Christie. Aged; 16. Birthplace; Glasgow Victim; Isabella MacDonald, Cannon Street, Glasgow

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 14th December 2024

Place of origin: Glasgow, Lanarkshire No; 157. Trial; Glasgow. 24 Dec 1829. Theft by housebreaking and stealing wearing apparel Status; Single 1831 - Marriage Permissions. 30 April 1831 Margaret Christie. Ship; Mellish James Weaver. Free 1831 - 22 January. NO Prosecutor appeared, Returned to her master ; E Dumar Esq. 1831 - Marriages in the Parish of New Norfolk in the year; No; 93. James Weaver. Of the Paris of Hobart Town. Free Margaret Christie. Of the Parish of Macquarie Married by Banns on the 31 October 1831 Witness;- Thos Brown of Macquarie & W J King of N. Norfolk 1833 - 1835 - Convict Musters. Assigned to Mr. W Able 1839 - Ticket of Leave. 16 August 1839 1840 - Conditional Pardon. 14 July 1840 Remarks; Reported by a Police magistrate as a married woman of good repute, never charged with the slightest offence in the Colony 1846 - Launceston. 14 October 1846.