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Margaret Galvin was transported on the Arabian, departing 22nd Nov 1846 and arriving 25th Feb 1847 with 152 passengers.
391 ton Barque. Built Liverpool. The Barque Arabian, under the command of Captain Robertson, left Kingstown, Dublin, 22 November, 1846, with 150 female convicts and 37 children on board. One woman and 7 children died on the voyage. At least 2 children were born during the voyage. The Surgeon Superintendent was Dr Wylie, R.N. and the Matron, Mrs Evans. The Arabian arrived at Hobart Town, February 25 1847.
Arabian (generic)References
| Primary Source | Tasmanian Convict Records. Indent for ship Arabian. |
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Conduct Record https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON41-1-12$init=CON41-1-12P60 425. Margaret Galvin. See record for details. T. of L. 15/10/1850. Cert Free, 15 March 1853. Tried at Hobart Town 28 Jan 1862. Murder of John Coghlan, her husband. To be hanged & dissected. Executed at Hobart Town, 18 February 1862. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MURDER IN GOULBURN-STEEET. Yesterday morning a rumor prevailed in the city that an old man named John Coghlan, a lodging-house keeper and milkman, had been found murdered in his house which is situated in Goulburn-street at the rear of the Baptist Chapel in Harrington-street. The rumor turned out to be too true. The following are some of the particulars connected with this frightful affair. The deceased and his wife were both of dissipated habits and were drinking the whole of Sunday. About half-past three o'clock yesterday morning the wife of the deceased came out into the street, and shouting to the constable on duty, said that her husband was lying in bed with his throat cut. On entering the house Coghlan was found lying in bed, undressed, with his throat frightfully gashed, and his head battered about. The bed clothes were saturated with blood, and there was also blood on the floor of the room. A constable was at once placed in charge of the premises, and deceased's wife, Margaret Coghlan, whose clothes were stained with blood, and another woman, named Catherine Lowe, who was residing in the house, were taken into custody, and were brought up at the Police Office before the Right Worshipful the Mayor yesterday morning charged with the murder. Detective Vickers stated that he had no evidence to offer against Lowe, for although there was blood on her clothes, yet she had satisfactorily accounted for its being there, and he therefore prayed that she might be discharged and she was discharged accordingly. She is a native of the colony. The other prisoner, Margaret Coghlan, is a grey-headed old woman. She said "I hope I shall be allowed to call witnesses for the purpose of showing how the blood came on my clothes, God Almighty knows that I am an innocent woman ; my husband used to sleep out every night." The Mayor said that she need not make any statement then as she was not upon her trial. She was then remanded to the 13th instant, awaiting the result of the coroner's inquest. As she was being removed from the house to the watchhouse she said "they have taken away the innocent one this time." The Mercury, 7 Jan 1862. The confession of the murder. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/41450582?searchTerm=murder%20Margaret The execution of Margaret. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8804518?searchTerm=murder%20Margaret
PERJURY. Margaret Galvin was indicted for having committed wilful and corrupt perjury swearing falsely, that, one Denis Teighan was the person who murdered Donnelly the cripple. Mr. Dopping, S.M. read a long information made the, prisoner, in which he swore in the most positive terms that Teighan was the man who murdered Donnelly. He also read a confession made by her afterwards, in which she stated in which she stated that all sworn to before by her was totally false. Teighan (the person who was accused) proved that he was in Dublin on the night of the murder, and that every word sworn to by the prisoner was totally false. Teighan’s father corroborated the evidence of the last witness. The prisoner was found guilty and sentenced to seven years transportation. Wexford Conservative, 18 Mar 1846.
Arabian Indent. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-4$init=CON15-1-4P60 and https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-4$init=CON15-1-4P61 425. Margt. Galvin, age 29, Plain Laundress, Tried Kildare, 13 Mar 1846, 7 years. Native place, Athlone. Single, Catholic, can neither read nor write. Relations. B. John in Canada. 5 or 6 years on the town. Offence: Perjury. I accused Denis Lagan of shooting a man, he was imprisoned for a fortnight, then I swore he did not do it. Several times imprisoned. For drunkenness.