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Bridget Conway

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Summary

Born
Jan 1835
Conviction
Arson
Departure
Dec 1851
Arrival
May 1852
Death
Mar 1916
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Personal Information

Name: Bridget Conway
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1835
Death: 7th Mar 1916
Age at death: 81
Occupation: Nurse girl/servant
Aliases: Whitton (Married), Evans (Married)

Crime

Crime: Arson
Convicted at: Ireland. Tipperary
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 28th Dec 1851
Ship: John William Dare
Arrival: 22nd May 1852
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Bridget Conway was transported on the John William Dare, departing 28th Dec 1851 and arriving 22nd May 1852 with 173 passengers.

John William DareJohn William Dare (generic)

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Convict Notes

C H avatar
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on 3rd July 2025

Name: Conway, Bridget Record Type: Convicts Departure date: 28 Dec 1851 Departure port: Dublin Ship: John William Dare Place of origin: Clonmel, Tipperary Voyage number: 348 Index number: 14395 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1382832 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1382832

Richard Evans avatar
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on 28th August 2024

Moved to Melbourne, Victoria abt: 1856-1857.

Sarah Godfrey avatar
42
on 19th July 2023

Crime: setting fire to a hay rick Tried with Bridget Cleary Ship Sick List: 10 May - 16 May 1852, diarrhoea Permission to marry 26 Jan 1853 - Edward Halt (free) Permission to marry 6 May 1853 - William Whitton (Equestrian), approved