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Transportation
Honora Donoghoe was transported on the Phoebe, departing 25th Sep 1844 and arriving 2nd Jan 1845 with 129 passengers.
Built 1842 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 578 Tons
Phoebe (generic)References
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Convict Notes
Name: Donoghoe, Honora Record Type: Convicts Departure date: 25 Sep 1844 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Phoebe Place of origin: Kerry Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 246 Index number: 19356 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1387920 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1387920
Departure from Van Diemen's Land: 2 July 1851: Honora DONOHOE, Launceston, VDL to Melbourne, Victoria per the 'City of Melbourne'. Steerage passenger. Ship to Colony - 'Phoebe'. Free by servitude. (ref. POL220/1/1 pg 393) Husband William ASHTON is recorded as also leaving VDL per the 'City of Melbourne' from Launceston to Melbourne on the 22 July 1851. Steerage passenger; free by servitude; ship to Colony - 'Marquis of Hastings'
Honora DONOGHOE was convicted Kerry, Ireland on 21 June 1844 for Larceny. One previous conviction. 7 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship 'Phoebe' arriving Hobart 2 Jan 1845. Single woman; country servant; Roman Catholic; 26 yrs of age; 5'2 1/4"; fair complexion' brown hair; blue eyes. (ref. Convict Conduct record) Native place of birth: Kerry, Ireland. (ref. Convict record) VDL: 6 mths Probation Period. Work services. 6 April 1846: Out after hours and representing herself to be free. 3 mths hard labour at the Female Factory Hobart. 15 April 1847: Application for permission to marry - Honora DONOGHOE (per 'Phoebe') to William ASHTON (free or free by servitude). Approved. (ref. 52/1/2 pg 10) 10 May 1847: Marriage - Honora DONOUGH (note change in spelling of name), aged 29 yrs; spinster to William ASHTON, aged 28 yrs; widower. At Morven (Evandale) Manse in the district of Launceston by the rites of the Church of Scotland. (ref. 37/1/6 no. 1239). 30 Jan 1849: Ticket of Leave granted. 13 Jan 1851: as Ashton - Disturbing the peace. Fined. 27 June 1857: Free Certificate issued.