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Transportation
Margaret Colcough 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 Convict Index. Margaret Colcough, per Hooghley 1831, Certificate of Freedom, 1`7 Mar 1838, No 38/0212. Wife of James Brown, (as stated on her CF)
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Margaret Colcough alias Cookley, age on arrival, 19, per Hooghly (3) 1831, Tried at Waterford, 1831, 7 years, for stealing money. DOB, 1812, Native place, Waterford. Single, Catholic. Trade: House maid.