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Margaret Cronin

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Summary

Born
Jan 1830
Conviction
Arson
Departure
Jun 1849
Arrival
Sep 1849
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Margaret Cronin
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1830
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Kitchenmaid
Aliases: Margaret Boley/Beley [Married]

Crime

Crime: Arson
Convicted at: Cork County
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

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

Transportation

Margaret Cronin 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/1384489 Conduct Record: CON41/1/24 Description List: CON19/1/8 Indent: CON15/1/6 Pages 8-9

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Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 15th February 2026

Place of origin: Cork Sentence commuted to 7 years. Vidi Memo; 27 June 1854 1854 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS Name: Cronin, Margaret. Ship/free: Australasia Marriage to: Bely, Thomas Ship/free: Free Permission date: 18 Feb 1854. CON52/1/7 Page 29 1854 - 18 Feb 1854. Marriage to Thomas Boley/Beley [Susan] approved 1854 - MARRIAGE. Date of marriage: 18 Apr 1854 Name: Cronin, Margaret. Age: 24 Spouse: Boley, Thomas. Age: 36 Registered: Campbell Town. Witness & Noah & Elizabeth Lockett. RGD37/1/13 no 93

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on 17th June 2025

Name: Cronin, Margaret Record Type: Convicts Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Cork Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 16011 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1384489 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1384489