Margaret Foster

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Margaret Foster
Aliases:	none
Gender:	f

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1820
Occupation:	Housemaid
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Female median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stealing clothes
Convicted at:	Ireland, King's County
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Isabella
Departure date:	8th March, 1840
Arrival date:	24th July, 1840
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 118 other convicts

References

Primary source:	New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Non-Annotated Printed Indentures 1840-1842
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Community Contributions

Tony Beale on 30th December, 2020 wrote:

From Queens Co Ireland. Single protestant with 1 female child and can read. 2 previous convictions 9 months and 1 month. 5’ 1 1/4” fair ruddy complexion, dark brown hair and grey eyes

Tony Beale on 31st December, 2020 wrote:

New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts’ Applications to Marry, Granted 22/8/1845 Margaret Foster 25 Bond (7yrs) per ship Isabella to marry William Nutter 35 Free (14yrs) per ship Marquis of Huntly rev K D Smythe Bathurst

Convict Changes History

Tony Beale on 30th December, 2020 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Non-Annotated Printed Indentures 1840-1842 (prev. ), firstname: Marfaret, surname: Foster, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1820, dat

Tony Beale on 31st December, 2020 made the following changes:

firstname: Margaret (prev. Marfaret)