Margaret Godfrey

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Summary

Born
Jan 1801
Conviction
Stealing fowls (chickens/ducks)
Departure
Aug 1827
Arrival
Jan 1828
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Margaret Godfrey
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1801
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown
Aliases: Margaret Hayes

Crime

Convicted at: Ireland. Limerick
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 27th Aug 1827
Ship: Elizabeth
Arrival: 12th Jan 1828
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Margaret Godfrey was transported on the Elizabeth, departing 27th Aug 1827 and arriving 12th Jan 1828 with 195 passengers.

1828 - Elizabeth arrived from Ireland with Female Irish Convicts. Total No Embarked; 194. Drowned on voyage; 1 Died on Board; 1. Total mustered 192 on arrival at Sydney Cove 12 January 1828. 16 Children on Board Walter Cock - Commander Joseph H Hughes - Surgeon Superintendent.

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References

Primary SourceIrish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry.

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 7th March 2021

New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Indent No; 110 Name; Margaret Godfrey Age; 27 [1801] Protestant, married - one child Native Place; Limerick Height; 5 ft. 1 1/2 Eyes; Hazel - Brown Hair; Dark Brown Completion; Much pock-pitted and freckled Additional remarks noted against name; HUSBAND; Thomas Hayes [a cooper] in Eliza last 1832 - 5 Jun. Ticket of Leave. Torn up 21 May 1835. The holder free.

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 6th April 2020

CERTIFICATES OF FREEDOM. THE undermentioned persons have obtained Certificates of Freedom since last publication :— Elizabeth 4, Margaret Godfrey. Sydney Herald, 16 June 1834.

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 6th April 2020

Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Margaret Godfrey, alias Hayes, age 27, per Elizabeth II 1828, Tried at Limerick, 1826, crime, Stealing geese. Sentence 7 years, Native of Limerick, trade – Servant farm, Protestant, Married 1 child. Husband Thomas Hayes per Eliza. DOB 1801. Spouse: m. Ireland Thomas Hayes.