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Margaret Leahy

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Summary

Born

Jan 1836

Conviction

Shop lifting

Departure

Nov 1852

Arrival

Feb 1853

Death

Unknown

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Personal Information

Name: Margaret Leahy

Gender: Female

Born: 1st Jan 1836

Death: Unknown

Age at death: Unknown

Occupation: Child's maid

Aliases: Margaret Watkins [Married]

Crime

Crime: Shop lifting

Convicted at: Cork County

Sentence term: 10 years

Voyage

Departed: 17th Nov 1852

Ship: Midlothian

Arrival: 24th Feb 1853

Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Margaret Leahy was transported on the Midlothian, departing 17th Nov 1852 and arriving 24th Feb 1853 with 61 passengers.

Built 1835 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 414 Tons. (Register of female convicts currently being listed - incomplete at this date)

Midlothian (generic)

References

Primary Source

http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au Tasmanian Archives - Convicts

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Convict Notes

on 23rd June 2023

Campbell Town brick trail - information provided by descendant (AL11) - age 19, Midlothian 1853, stole coat/shawl, 7 years, married Martin Watkins

State Library of Queensland on 26th June 2012

Margaret was tried at County Cork for shoplifting a shawl and coat. 10yr Transportation sentence. Native Place: County Cork. Aged 17yrs. R.C. could read. Childsmaid. Note on record to be detained in separate treatment area at Female Factory for 3mths. Applied for and granted permission to marry William Watkins 1854. Further charge Oct 1855 of Larceny and given 9mths hard labour at Cascade Female Factory, Hobart. Released to husband 2 Jan 1856, at Antill Ponds. Mother - Mary. Siblings - Honora, Mary, Catherine, Bridget, James, John, Edward.