Dolly Douragan

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Summary

Born
Jan 1808
Conviction
Perjury
Departure
May 1843
Arrival
Sep 1843
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Dolly Douragan
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1808
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Country servant
Aliases: Dolly Byrne [Married]

Crime

Crime: Perjury
Convicted at: Ireland, Longford
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 10th May 1843
Arrival: 21st Sep 1843
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Dolly Douragan was transported on the East London, departing 10th May 1843 and arriving 21st Sep 1843 with 132 passengers.

East London, from Dublin. 116 female prisoners on board, 18 male, 23 female children, Edward Caldwell, Esq., Surgeon Sup. Deaths, 19 adult women & 12 children having died on the passage. 6 cases of scurvy and diarrhoea in the hospital, 8 cases of diarrhoea and debility in their own berths.

East LondonEast London (generic)

References

Primary Sourcehttps://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON40-1-4/CON40-1-4P72

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 1st October 2025

Place of origin: Longford Conduct Record: CON40/1/4 Offence; Perjury. Her house was burn and sore a man named Riley set fire to it. Status; Married - 1 child a boy, John, 2 years Description List: CON19/1/2 Aged; 35 years old. Country servant. Height; 4 ft 11 3/4 inches Indent: CON15/1/2 Pages 186-187 Married - 7 children, 1 on board. Husband; Patrick at Native Place. 1845 - "This woman has a child in the Orphan school. 1846 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS; Douragan, Dolly. Ship/free: East London Marriage to: Byrne, John. Ship/free: Prince Regent Permission date: 30 Apr 1846 1846 - MARRIAGE; Date of marriage: 15 Jun 1846. Church of St Joseph 1849 - 30 May 1849. Application to bring out family MM71/4 Items 198-199 pp297-300 1850 - 2 March 1850. Free Certificate

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on 21st June 2025

Name: Douragan, Dolly Record Type: Convicts Departure date: 10 May 1843 Departure port: Dublin Ship: East London Place of origin: Longford Voyage number: 218 Remarks: Application to bring out family MM71/4 Items 198-199 pp297-300 Index number: 19723 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1388294 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1388294

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on 21st June 2025

Freedom Certificate 2 March 1850