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Voyage
Transportation
Margaret Cusack 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. Queens Orphan School. |
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Convict Notes
Aged 30yrs; native place of birth -Co. Cork abt 1820; 5'1 1/4"; ruddy complexion; lt brown hair; blue eyes; country servant/plain laundress; married; Roman Catholic. Assignments of service in Colony: New Town Farm; Hobart; Antill; Queens Orphan School, New Town. 03/12/1852: Delivered of a male child at Cascades Female Factory, Hobart. Stephen Cusack. When 2yrs 6mths he was admitted to Queens Orphan School on 20/06/1854 until he was discharged on 10/03/1860 to the male school. In 1862 he won the 11th Class Prize. Margaret Cusack married .....Foley. Children Patrick & Ann Foley. She later remarried - to Stephen Dickens. Certificate of Freedom granted 06/04/1857.
Margaret Cusack was convicted at Co. Cork on 27 March 1850 for stealing a sheep. 7yr sentence. Gaol Report: never convicted before. Good. Transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on the 'Blackfriar', arriving 29/05/1851.