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Transportation
Margaret Kenny was transported on the Asia V, departing 10th Sep 1829 and arriving 12th Jan 1830 with 45 passengers.
Built in Calcutta in 1814, 523 tons Rig Type: S The Asia transported prisoners from counties throughout Ireland including Wexford, Cork, Clare, Athlone, Mayo, Limerick, Carrick. Galway, Roscommon, Tipperary, Kerry, Waterford, Belfast and Monaghan. Their crimes included varous forms of stealing and robbery, assault, vagrancy, highway robbery, house robbery, receiving, assault, manslaughter and whiteboy crimes.
Asia V (generic)References
| Primary Source | BB -- Application to Marry -- SG --NGE - AO NSW Convict Indents. Fiche 674 -- Source: Newcastle Gaol Entrance Book. State Archives NSW; Roll: 136 |
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Convict Notes
28 June 1836 Place: Newcastle gaol Admitted to Newcastle gaol for medical relief. Discharged to the Police Office on 12 July 1836
23 June 1838 Place: Patrick Plains Source: Application to marry Details: Thomas Leathead per Layton, age 34 application to marry Margaret Kenny age 31 per Asia
9 November 1840 Place: Patrick Plains Source: Application to Marry Details: Thomas Briggs aged 32 arrived per 'Florentia', application to marry Margaret Kenny aged 34 arrived per 'Asia'
15 October 1844 West Maitland Application to Marry Details: Thomas Collins aged 39 arrived per 'Mariner', application to marry Margaret Kenny aged 38 arrived per 'Asia'
Margaret Kenny, age 24. Native place Tipperary. Occupation all work and laundress. Tried at Tipperary March 1829. Sentenced to 7 years transportation for stealing cloth. Assigned to Mr. Brown at Bathurst on arrival
1835 27 June Admitted to Newcastle gaol 27 June. For the gaol hospital. Assigned to Mr. Kelman at Williams River 9 July
1834 11 April - Servant from Tipperary. Admitted to Newcastle gaol from Maitland under sentence of 12mths imprisonment and cancellation of Ticket of Leave. Assigned to George Sparke at Swan Reach on release from prison. Discharged 14 April 1835
1835 17 January Source: SG Details: Ticket of leave cancelled for entering a dwelling house with intent to rob
1836 23 April Place: Maitland Details: Aged 29. Application to marry John Berwick. Allowed
1833 25 May Place: Newcastle Source: BB Found guilty of striking a child. To be confined in cells and returned to master