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Margaret Gorman was transported on the Earl Of Liverpool, departing 30th Nov 1830 and arriving 5th Apr 1831 with 112 passengers.
April 6. - EARL OF LIVERPOOL, (brig) Manning; master, from London, A. B. Spark agent, 89 female prisoners and Government stores. Sydney Gazette, 12 Apr 1831. From the surgeons journal. There are 15 children on board [mostly very young]
Earl Of Liverpool (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 534 |
| Source Description | This 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 Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Tried at the Old Bailey, London, 27 May 1830. 1111. MARGARET GORMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of May , 1 shawl, value 15s.; 2 sovereigns, 1 crown, 4 half-crowns, and 12s. , the property of Elizabeth Kelly . ELIZABETH KELLY . I am single , and live in Cumberland-court, Tottenham Court-road . The prisoner was servant of the house and slept with me; I counted two sovereigns and 27s. in her presence between ten and eleven o'clock at night on the 8th of May - I put them into my brother's box, locked it, and put the key into my pocket; when I went to bed I put that pocket under my pillow - I was to get up at four o'clock the next morning but was rather late, and asked the prisoner to go and assist me to milk a few cows - she returned home before me; I missed my key about nine o'clock, when I went to get something from the box - I broke the box open between eleven and twelve o'clock; I then missed the money, the bag it had been in, and the shawl; the prisoner had gone away about six o'clock - she was taken the same night; she had given no warning. SAMUEL HAMER . I am a Police-officer. I went on duty at five o'clock that Sunday afternoon; I received information of this, and a description of the prisoner's person - I took her that evening in Chequer-alley, Bunhill-row; I asked how she came to do it - she said I have part of it in my pocket, and gave me two sovereigns and some silver, and this shawl which was on her back; the bag has not been found - she gave me these two keys; one opens the box. Prisoner's Defence. She gave me the keys and money to keep for her. GUILTY . Aged 22. - Transported for Seven Years .
There are records of an earlier marriage for Margaret Gorman: Convict Applications to Marry. Martin Daly, per Earl St Vincent, age 35, 7 years Free; and Margaret Gorman, per Lord Liverpool, age 22, 7 years, Bond. Place: Sydney. 11 Nov 1831. Marriage: 1831. Reg: 599/1831 Martin Daly and Margaret Gorman, LD district. (Roman Catholic, Sydney , St Mary’s) Births of Children of Martin and Margaret Daly 1832, Martin P. Daly Ref 2163/1832, LD district. (Roman Catholic, Sydney, St Mary’s) 1835, Henry J. Daly, Ref: 540/1835. LD district. (Roman Catholic, Sydney, St Mary’s) 1836, John Daly, Ref 881/1836. LD district. (Roman Catholic, Sydney, St Mary’s) Possible death of this Martin Daly? CORONER'S INQUEST. An inquest was held on Monday before Mr. Coroner Hayward at the " Billy Blue." Bridge street, on the body of Martin Daly, a hard working man, who dropped down dead on Monday in Bent-street. Mr. Surgeon Bennett stated that the deceased had died of a disease of the heart. Verdict - Died by the Visitation of God. Sydney Herald, 19 Jan 1837.
NSW Convict Index. Margaret Gorman, per Earl of Liverpool, 1831, Certificate of Freedom, 17 Jun 1837, No 37/0565. Renewed CF 44/(1767) Margaret Gorman, per Earl of Liverpool, 1831, Certificate of Freedom, 30 Nov 1844, in lieu of CF 37/565.
Convict Applications to Marry. Patrick Kiernan, per Dunvegan Castle, age 30, Life, Bond; and Mary Gorman, per Earl of Liverpool, age 29, 7 years, Free; Place, R.C.C. Date of permission, 8 Dec 1837. NSW Marriage Reg. 1838. Ref 295/1838 Patrick Kiernan and Margaret Gorman, LD district. (Roman Catholic, Sydney, St Mary’s) Birth of Child? 1846. Margaret Kiernan, Ref: 1044/1846, Father Patrick, mother, Margaret, LH district (Roman Catholic, Parramatta, St Patricks) 1846. Death, Ref: 812/1846. Margaret Kiernan, infant, LH district. (Roman Catholic, Parramatta, St Patricks)
Married John Doyle children John Doyle 1839 James Doyle 1849 Eliza Doyle 1847