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Voyage
Transportation
Margaret Kelly was transported on the Mexborough, departing 12th Aug 1841 and arriving 26th Dec 1841 with 147 passengers.
DEC. 26 - Arrived the barque Mexborough, 376 tons, Bridgman master, from Kingston (Dublin) 12th Aug., with 143 female convicts and 35 children. Surgeon Superintendent- Dr. Hampton, R.N. Passengers- Mary Penner, Mary and Jane Carroll, Ann Fox and 5 children, Hannah Murphy and 2 children, Jane and Catharine Nowlan. Colonial Times, 28 Dec 1841.
Mexborough (generic)References
| Primary Source | Van Diemen’s Land Return of Male and Female Convicts shewing their distribution throughout the Colony on the 31 st December 1841 (AJCP, HO 10/51) CON19-1-3 Image 66 |
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Convict Notes
Arrived with her cousin, Alicia Kelly, on the Mexborough on 26.12.1841 and was sent to Launceston Female Factory, She was a firebrand and spent much of her time under punishment. She married Henry Gardiner of Westbury when she was 44. They had one child, William, who died soon after birth in January 1858.
Convicted 5/3/1841.