Margaret Fraser

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Summary

Born
Jan 1831
Conviction
Theft - larceny
Departure
Oct 1851
Arrival
Jan 1852
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Margaret Fraser
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1831
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Housemaid
Aliases: Margaret Clarke

Crime

Convicted at: Scotland. Glasgow Court of Justiciary
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 4th Oct 1851
Arrival: 26th Jan 1852
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Margaret Fraser was transported on the Anna Maria, departing 4th Oct 1851 and arriving 26th Jan 1852 with 200 passengers.

Built 1836 in Calcutta. Wood barque of 421 Tons. Master Edward Smith. Sailed from England 1848 with 190 men from Pentonville prison under the care of surgeon Dr Robert Stevenson, . Twenty seven prisoners deemed to fall into "second class" were disembarked in Hobart and granted tickets of leave on landing and the remainder were disembarked at Geelong with conditional pardons. Sailed from Woolwich on 6 October 1851 under surgeon W. McCrae with 196 female convicts, landing on 26 January 1852.

Anna MariaAnna Maria (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 247 (126) Libraries Tasmania's Online collection CON15-1-7 Image 158https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205485414/david_clarke
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

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1851 - 24 April 1851. Trial. Offence; Stealing scarfs Web: Scotland, High Court Criminal Indexes, 1790-1919 Name; Margaret Fraser Trial; Age 20. Birth Date 1831 Birth Place; Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Residence; Princes Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire Crime ; Theft By Housebreaking Precognition against Margaret Fraser, Janet Milloy, John Milloy 1851 - CON15-1-7 Image 158 Aged; 21 years old Status; Single. 1 child on board - Daniel Fraser aged 10 months Daniel Burns is the father of Daniel Fraser Brother/s; - Dan John Alex 1852 - Marriage Permission Fraser, Margaret. Ship/free: Anna Maria Marriage to: Clarke, Joseph Ship/free: Blenheim Permission date: 23 Dec 1852 1853 - 31 Jan. Marriage. St George Church Margaret aged 21 years old and Joseph aged 30 years old, Carpenter 1854 - 9 May 1854. Ticket of Leave 1854 - 12 Nov. Birth of son; John Clark. Father, Joseph Clark occupation; Sawyer 1856 - 26 Feb. C Pardon approved 1857 - 20 Jan. Birth of son Thomas Clark. Father, Joseph Clark occupation; Wheelwright Registered by father, Joseph Clark, Stoney Steps 1860 - 18 Jan. Birth of son David Clarke Father, Joseph Clark occupation; Sawyer Registered by mother, Margaret Clarke, Sandy Bay Rivinlet Find a Grave; BURIAL; Margaret Clark ms Fraser Birth 4 Jan 1834, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland Death; 17 Aug 1910 (aged 76) Auckland, New Zealand Burial; Symonds Street Cemetery Auckland, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand HUSBAND; Joseph Clarke Birth 19 Jan 1817 Leonard Stanley, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England Death; 11 Sep 1889 (aged 72) Auckland, New Zealand Burial; Symonds Street Cemetery Auckland, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand SON; David Clarke Birth 18 Jan 1860. Hobart City, Tasmania, Australia Death; 6 Feb 1884 (aged 24) Auckland, New Zealand Burial; Symonds Street Cemetery Auckland, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand