Margaret Compstick

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Summary

Born
Jan 1834
Conviction
Theft - larceny
Departure
Jun 1849
Arrival
Sep 1849
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Margaret Compstick
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1834
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Nursery maid
Aliases: Margaret Elliott [Married]

Crime

Convicted at: Ireland, Longford
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

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

Transportation

Margaret Compstick 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/1382267

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Convict Notes

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on 3rd February 2026

Place of origin: Longford CON41-1-24 Image 48 Trade; Nurse Maid aged 15 years old 1852 - MARRIAGE. Name: Compstick, Margaret. Age: 17 Spouse: Elliott, William. Gender: Male Age: 33 Date of marriage: 21 Jun 1852 1853 - BIRTH of Elliott, William. Date of birth: 30 Apr 1853 Registered: Westbury 1855 - BIRTH of Elliott, George, Date of birth: 08 Sep 1855 Registered: Westbury DIED; 10 Jan 1862 aged 6 years old. Cause of death; Accidently drowned in a well. Bricklayers' child. 1858 - BIRTH of Elliott, Given Name Not Recorded. Date of birth: 28 Feb 1858. Registered: Westbury 1860 - Birth of Elliot, Robert Lester. Date of birth: 17 Jul 1860. Registered: Westbury. DIED; Date of death: 24 Feb 1861. Registered: Westbury, Cause of death; Diarrhea. Bricklayers' child. Aged; 6 months. 1863 - Tried as Margaret Elliott - 8 June 1863. Robbery from the person. 2 years imprionment with hard larbour 1869 - Elliot, Henry John. Date of birth: 15 Jan 1869 Registered: Westbury 1869 - DEATH of Elliott, William. Age: 49. Date of death: 05 Jan 1869. Trade; Stonemason, from Chronic Bronchitis and Ulcer Registered: Westbury

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on 17th June 2025

Name: Compstick, Margaret Record Type: Convicts Employer: Gunn, Ronald C.: 1851 Clarke, William: 1851 Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Longford Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 13847 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1382267 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1382267