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Ellen Hefferman

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Summary

Born
Jan 1828
Conviction
Counterfeiting coins or notes
Departure
Jun 1849
Arrival
Sep 1849
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Ellen Hefferman
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1828
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Laundress

Crime

Crime: Counterfeiting coins or notes
Convicted at: Dublin City
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

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

Transportation

Ellen Hefferman 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/1400825

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 12th March 2026

CON41-1-24 Image 95 No; 798 Trade; Plain Laundress aged 54 years old 1851 - 7 Jan 1851. Offence; Being in a common brothel - Sentence; 3 months hard labour. 1851 - 5 April 1851. BIRTH of illegitimate child named Francis at the F H of C. 1852 - 22 May 1852. Absconded

C H avatar
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on 17th June 2025

Name: Hefferman, Ellen Record Type: Convicts Employer: Archer, William: 1850 Fitzgerald, James: 1850 Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Dublin, Dublin Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 31902 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1400825 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1400825