Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Susan Craig was transported on the Margaret, departing 24th Jan 1837 and arriving 30th May 1837 with 37 passengers.
Built 1829 at Chepstow. 365 tons. Female prisoners were transported to New South Wales on the 'Margaret' in 1837, 1839 and 1840. The 'Margaret' was the last convict ship to transport female prisoners to New South Wales. Another voyage to Van Diemen's Land in 1843. The 1840 sailing also carried 17 free female passengers and one male. The registers of persons is not yet complete on this web site, so please note this if researching. (A work in progress.)
Margaret (generic)References
| Primary Source | Return of General Muster of Convicts in New South Wales on 31 December 1837 -- https://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/cgi-bin/irish/irish.cgi |
Claims
"I believe Susan to be my maternal 3x great grandmother"
Photos
No photos have been added for Susan Craig.
Convict Notes
Single uncle Richard Craig arrived about 1826
1846 married Francis Atkins Vale of Clwyyd Rev John stewart
1837 assigned to Thomas Dillon Sydney