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Crime
Transportation
Margaret Hughes was transported on the Tory, departing 17th Mar 1845 and arriving 4th Jul 1845 with 172 passengers.
Built 1842 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 512 Tons. Three (3) sailings transporting convicts to Australia: 1845; 1846/47 & 1848. Passengers on the 1846 voyage are still being listed, on this site. Please note this if searching records.
Tory (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 255 (129) |
| 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
Place of origin: Liverpool, Lancashire Conduct Record - CON41-1-6 Image 69 - No; 600 Trial; 21 October 1844. Trade; Housemaid, Height; 4 ft 10 1/4 in aged 25 years old Grey eyes and light brown hair CON63-1-2/1355275 - Death under sentence No; 600. Died; 16 November 1849 aged 29 years old, Hospital Hobart, Ticket of Leave
Margaret was convicted of stealing 54 tea basins at Liverpool, 5 times previously in prison for theft and 20 times for vagrancy. Newspaper clipping Margaret aged 12 sentenced to 12 months in prison UK criminal register "Thirty times in prison for vagrancy; has been a thief and prostitute for the last ten years; relatives and connexions all thieves" Margaret HUGHES delivered of an illegitimate child 26 Feb 1847 at Cascades factory. On 30 Jun 1847 the child died. Margaret died 16 Nov 1849