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Voyage
Transportation
Margaret Kerr was transported on the Margaret, departing 5th Feb 1843 and arriving 19th Jul 1843 with 158 passengers.
Built 1829 at Chepstow. 365 tons. Female prisoners were transported to New South Wales on the 'Margaret' in 1837, 1839 and 1840. The 'Margaret' was the last convict ship to transport female prisoners to New South Wales. Another voyage to Van Diemen's Land in 1843. The 1840 sailing also carried 17 free female passengers and one male. The registers of persons is not yet complete on this web site, so please note this if researching. (A work in progress.)
Margaret (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 260 |
| 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: Dumfries, Dumfriesshire No; 225. Status; Widow - 9 children aged 53 years old. 3 children at Native Place Height; 5 ft 5 inches, Housemaid 1863 - New Norfolk Hospital. Admission dates: 02 Oct 1863 to 02 Oct 1863 Free by Servitude. Ship; Margaret Aged 73 years old, Widowed, House servant, Presbyterian First attack; About 57, previously under treatment at New Norfolk. Name of nearest know relative; William Williamson, son. Residence; Mount Blackwood, Victoria 1863 - 17 December 1863. Deaths Name; Margaret Kerr aka Margaret Williamson aged 73 years old Died at the Lunatic Asylum. Cause of death; Disease of the Brain & old age Resource: [Resource; RGD35/1/32 no 370]