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Voyage
Transportation
Elizabeth Robinson was transported on the Margaret, departing 5th Feb 1843 and arriving 19th Jul 1843 with 158 passengers.
Built 1829 at Chepstow. 365 tons. Female prisoners were transported to New South Wales on the 'Margaret' in 1837, 1839 and 1840. The 'Margaret' was the last convict ship to transport female prisoners to New South Wales. Another voyage to Van Diemen's Land in 1843. The 1840 sailing also carried 17 free female passengers and one male. The registers of persons is not yet complete on this web site, so please note this if researching. (A work in progress.)
Margaret (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 255 (129). CON15-1-2 Image 168.CON40-1-8 Image 231. |
| 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
Place of origin: Carlisle, Cumberland 1842 - 18 October 1842. Indent No; 291. Aged; 32 years old. Trade; Needlewoman, House Servant & plain laundress. Proper Name Eliz. Robertson 1846 - Birth of child ” THOMAS ROBINSON " Born on the 7 May 1843 and Baptised on the 8 May 1843 in the Female House of Correction. 1846 - Possible death of child 'WILLIAM ROBINSON" Aged 4 months. Child of a female convict. Cause of death Marasmus. [Marasmus is a severe form of malnutrition— specifically, protein-energy undernutrition.] ** Note the name of the child is noted as William on the Conduct record. 1847 - Died at the Cascade Factory on the 23 January 1847