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Voyage
Transportation
Eliza Ferguson was transported on the Margaret, departing 30th Apr 1840 and arriving 18th Aug 1840 with 78 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 | ppmay/cgi-bin/irish/irish.cgi -- Convict Indents & Ship Musters 1840-1842 - Permissions to marry - ticket of leave - Certificate of Freedom |
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Convict Notes
Certificate of Freedom - Eliza Ferguson, Arrived per Margaret 1840; Licence Number: 47/0472; Dated 20 May 1847
Ticket of Leave Number: 45/0008 Year: 1845; Allowed to remain in the District of Sydney
David McDonald; Age: 33 years; Arrived per ship: David Scott; Arrival Status: Came free, Current Status: Free; Proposed wife: Eliza Ferguson; Age: 35 years; Arrived per ship Margaret
Education: R; Religion: Protestant; Marriage Status: Single; Born at Belfast [ANT IRL]; Employment: Kitchenmaid Previous convictions: 12 times; Height in feet & inches: 5 1.50; Complexion: Ruddy; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Brown; Marks or Scars: Yes - Tattoos: TF on upper right arm, TF on upper left arm, EFR.PJ.T inside lower left arm