Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Margaret Fitzgerald was transported on the Australasia, departing 26th Jun 1849 and arriving 29th Sep 1849 with 203 passengers.
Built 1847 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 500 Tons. Passenger/transportee's are currently being listed (incomplete at this date)
Australasia (generic)References
| Primary Source | Tasmanian Archives - convicts |
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Convict Notes
Name: Fitzgerald, Margaret Record Type: Convicts Employer: Clarke, Hugh: 1850 Hall, Charles W.: 1852 Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Kerry Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 23551 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1392232 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1392232
Margaret FITZGERALD was convicted at Kerry on 20 March 1849 for stealing six sheep. 7yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the 'Australasia' arriving 29 Sept 1849. Her sister Johanna Fitzgerald was also convicted and transported on same ship. Aged 17yrs; single woman; 4'8 1/4"; Roman Catholic. Native place - Co. Kerry, Ireland. Sisters: Catherine, Mary & Johanna Brother: Edward Probation period in Colony at 'Anson' hulk. Work services. 23 Nov 1852: Ticket of Leave granted. 29 Aug 1854: Conditional Pardon granted. 8 Apr 1853: Application for Permission to Marry - to William WOOD. Approved. 4 May 1853: Married William WOOD, Parish Church, Hobart. William - full age, farmer, bachelor. Margaret - full age, spinster. (ref. 37/1/12 no. 557)