Margaret Drake

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Summary

Born
Jan 1819
Conviction
Sheep-stealing
Departure
Jun 1848
Arrival
Oct 1848
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Margaret Drake
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1819
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Country servant
Aliases: Druke

Crime

Convicted at: Ireland, Kings County
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 16th Jun 1848
Ship: Kinnear
Arrival: 7th Oct 1848
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Margaret Drake was transported on the Kinnear, departing 16th Jun 1848 and arriving 7th Oct 1848 with 141 passengers.

Built 1834 at Yarmouth. Wood barque of 369 Tons. (Register of persons transported is not yet completed - currently being listed.) 1842 Voyage. OCT. 23. - Arrived the barque Kinnear, Lidderdale master, from Dublin 10th July, with 180 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent - G. J. Fox, Esq. The guard consists of Captain Bull (with Mrs. Bull, 4 children, and 1 female servant), and 30 rank and file of the 99th Regt., - 4 women, and 6 children. Colonial Times (Hobart) 25 Oct 1842.

KinnearKinnear (generic)

References

Primary SourceTasmanian Indents for Kinnear. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p16 and https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p17

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 2nd December 2021

Tasmanian Indents for Kinnear. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p16 and https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p17 Margaret Drake, Kings Co, 29 March 1848, 7 years, age 29, 5ft 1½, catholic, can read, single, Offence, Sheep stealing with Mother and Sister, pro Thos Byrd, Kings Co. Surgeons Report: Very Good, Trade, Country servant. Native place, Kings Co. Remarks: Bro, Thos. Sister Meglin on board. Convict Conduct Record https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON41-1-19$init=CON41-1-19p37 Margaret Druke. Transported for receiving stolen goods, never before convicted. States this offence: sheep stealing with my mother and sister, both prisoners on board. Margaret served six months probation on Anson. She had several punishments of hard labour for 3 months, 6 months, and 9 months, for insolence, and refusing to work. Aug 22 1853. Delivered of an illegitimate child at the F. H. of C. (Female House of Correction), Hobarton. Cert 29/3/53, herself.