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Voyage
Transportation
Fanny Conway was transported on the Blackfriar, departing 24th Jan 1851 and arriving 29th May 1851 with 199 passengers.
Ship built at Sunderland 1848. 621 tons. 1851: 261 female prisoners - 1 death (register of passengers currently being listed on this site - not yet complete). It is understood there were also 3 free female passengers. Master: T Greeves Surgeon: Jn Moody
Blackfriar (generic)References
| Primary Source | Tasmanian Archives - convicts |
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Convict Notes
Fanny CONWAY was convicted at Galway on 24 June 1850 for stealing a lamb. Never convicted before. Gaol Report: good. 7yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the 'Blackfriar' in 1851. Aged 40yrs; stated to be a single woman; country servant; 5'3"; Roman Catholic. Native Place - Co. Galway, Ireland. Brother: Thomas - a soldier Brother: James - at native place Assigned to work services in the Colony. 12 Dec 1852: Married Michael Walsh, aged 28, labourer, bachelor. Church of St. Joseph, Hobart. (Registration of Fanny is under name "Connaway".) Ref. 37/1/11 no. 749. 29 Nov 1853: Ticket of Leave approved. 11 Aug 1853: Misconduct. 3mths hard labour at the Female House of Correction. 14 Aug 1855: Conditional Pardon granted. 17 July 1857: Certificate of Freedom issued, at Launceston. 22 Oct 1857: Free passage approved for her daughter to be sent to Colony. (Archive reel 987 page 157)