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Margaret Hestian

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Summary

Born
Jan 1829
Conviction
Cow stealing
Departure
Jun 1849
Arrival
Sep 1849
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Margaret Hestian
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1829
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Housemaid

Crime

Crime: Cow stealing
Convicted at: Ireland, Mayo
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

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

Transportation

Margaret Hestian 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/1401280

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 12th March 2026

CON41-1-24 Image 98 1853 - 24 Jan 1853. Married Robert Steel. 1853 - MARRIAGE. Date of marriage: 24 Jan 1853 Name: Steel, Robert. Age: 36. Labourer. Spouse: Hastings, Margaret. Age: 21 Date of marriage: 24 Jan 1853. St Georges Church. Registered: Hobart

C H avatar
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on 17th June 2025

Name: Hestian, Margaret Record Type: Convicts Employer: Hughes, William: 1851 Godwin, H.: 1851 Hutchins, William: 1852 Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Mayo Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 32348 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1401280 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1401280