Dorah Dooley

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Summary

Born
Jan 1829
Conviction
Theft - larceny
Departure
Dec 1851
Arrival
May 1852
Death
Mar 1877
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Personal Information

Name: Dorah Dooley
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1829
Death: 13th Mar 1877
Age at death: 48
Occupation: Laundress
Aliases: Dora Chatters [Married]

Crime

Convicted at: Dublin City
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 28th Dec 1851
Arrival: 22nd May 1852
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Dorah Dooley was transported on the John William Dare, departing 28th Dec 1851 and arriving 22nd May 1852 with 173 passengers.

John William DareJohn William Dare (generic)

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Primary SourceLinc, Tasmanian Government

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Convict Notes

Sheryl avatar
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on 15th August 2025

Return of Persons convicted, week ending 4 Nov 1871. Dora Chatters at Sorell, per John William Dare, F.S., for resisting police, sentence-3 months, a laundress, native place Ireland, 41 yrs old, 5 feet 5 inches high, resides at Sorell, last conviction-29 April 1871. Tasmania Police Gazette, 10th Nov 1871, p181. The name Dora Chatters was inadvertently inserted as convicted under the Provisions. Tasmania Police Gazette, 17th Nov 1871, p185.

D Wong avatar
221
on 22nd July 2017

Dorah was listed as 30 years old on arrival, 5'0 1/2" tall, pale complexion, black hair, grey eyes, mole on right cheek, scar over right eyebrow, scar under right eye, moles on left cheek, native place: Kings County, Ire. 2/12/1856: Permission to marry Thomas Chatter, (Bengal Merchant 1828) free. 5/1/1857: Married Thomas CHATTO/CHATTERS - registered at Clarence - he was 40, a brickmaker, and she 35 and a spinster. 25/8/1857: TOL 6/4/1858: TOL revoked, AWOL 28/2?/1859: Free Certificate, Hobart. 26/10/1859: Son Thomas Chatters born Brighton, Tas. Died 17/4/1939 New Norfolk. 25/12/1864: Son Christopher 'Chatters' born at Sorell - father listed as a labourer. 13/3/1877: Dorah died aged 48 at the General Hospital, Hobart, of Phthisis (TB) and was buried at the Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart.

Andrea Hill avatar
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on 21st July 2017

Gave birth to a child, Dennis Dooley, on board the John William Dare on 7th April, 1852.