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Transportation
Margaret Dixon was transported on the Tory, departing 26th Apr 1848 and arriving 6th Aug 1848 with 170 passengers.
Built 1842 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 512 Tons. Three (3) sailings transporting convicts to Australia: 1845; 1846/47 & 1848. Passengers on the 1846 voyage are still being listed, on this site. Please note this if searching records.
Tory (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 306 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Margaret Dixon, 30 yrs, married with 2 children, can not read nor write, a fringer, convicted of theft, sentenced to 7 yrs at Edinburgh on the 21 Feb 1848. Previously convicted at Glasgow. Prison Registers and Statistical Returns - page 187 1843-1850 HO 24/12
1851 - Birth of child; MARY JANE Born and Baptised on the 28 April 1851 in the Female House of Correction. MOther; Margaret Dixon **