Bridget Gleeson

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Summary

Born
Jan 1828
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Jun 1849
Arrival
Sep 1849
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Bridget Gleeson
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1828
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Housemaid
Aliases: Bridget Hailwood [Married], Ellen Maguire [Aka]

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: County Kerry
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 26th Jun 1849
Arrival: 29th Sep 1849
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Bridget Gleeson 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)

AustralasiaAustralasia (generic)

References

Primary Sourcehttps://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1395471

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 12th March 2026

Tasmanian Evening Herald (Launceston, Tas. : 1878) Sat 29 Jun 1878. Page 3. Police Court, Launceston. YESTERDAY. Before Thos. Mason, Esq., P.M. A Foul Tongue.—Ellen Maguire, an old woman of 60, charged by Constable Kennedy with having used obscene language in a public street, was fined 10s, or five day's imprisonment in default. Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842 - 1899) View title info Thu 13 Jul 1876. Page 4 . WEDNESDAY, JULY 12. Tasmanian Evening Herald (Launceston, Tas. : 1878) Sat 29 Jun 1878. Page 3. Police Court, Launceston.

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
338
on 12th March 2026

CON41-1-24 Image 86 No; 516. Housemaid aged 21 years old Proper Name; McGuire 1850 - 2 Sep 1850. Married to Wm Hailwood 1853 - 9 Aug 1853. Ticket of Leave. 1854 - 29 Aug 1854. Conditional Pardon App'd 1876 - 15 Feb 1876. Trial; Launceston as Ellen Maguire. Offence; Larceny. Sentence; 3 months 1878 - Larceny. Trial; Launceston as Ellen Maguire. Offence; Larceny. Sentence; 6 months

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on 17th June 2025

Name: Gleeson, Bridget Record Type: Convicts Property: Cascades Female House of Correction Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Limerick Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 26694 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1395471 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1395471