Margaret Collins

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Summary

Born
Jan 1814
Conviction
Stealing clothes
Departure
Sep 1844
Arrival
Jan 1845
Death
May 1864
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Personal Information

Name: Margaret Collins
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1814
Death: 19th May 1864
Age at death: 50
Occupation: Laundress

Crime

Convicted at: Ireland, Roscommon
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 25th Sep 1844
Ship: Phoebe
Arrival: 2nd Jan 1845
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Margaret Collins was transported on the Phoebe, departing 25th Sep 1844 and arriving 2nd Jan 1845 with 129 passengers.

Built 1842 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 578 Tons

PhoebePhoebe (generic)

References

Primary SourceConduct Record: CON41/1/5 Description List: CON19/1/4 Employment: CON30/1/2 Page 173, CON30/1/1 Page 266. CON30/1/1 Page 198 Indent: CON15/1/3 Pages 102-103 Record of Baptism - Female House of Correction: AF586/1/3 1848

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Convict Notes

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Place of origin: Longford Offence; Stealing a bundle of clothes I was advised by her husband to get transported so she committed this offence; Married H in Sydney 1848 - December. Delivered an illegitimate child named Sarah 1849 - Marriage Permissions John Basford. Free to Margaret Collins per Ship; Phoebe. 1850 - 7 Feb. Larceny under £5 - Discharged 1851 - 5 July, Free Certificate 1851 - 27 Nov. Tried at Hobart for stealing a shirt, property of William Wade. Sentenced; 2 years old 1864 - 19 May 1864. Death. Margaret Bassford. at the General Hospital Hobart to Cascade Factory for a Col Prisoner