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Voyage
Transportation
Margaret Lehane was transported on the Blackfriar, departing 24th Jan 1851 and arriving 29th May 1851 with 199 passengers.
Ship built at Sunderland 1848. 621 tons. 1851: 261 female prisoners - 1 death (register of passengers currently being listed on this site - not yet complete). It is understood there were also 3 free female passengers. Master: T Greeves Surgeon: Jn Moody
Blackfriar (generic)References
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Convict Notes
Margaret LEHANE was convicted at Cork, Ireland on 25 June 1850 for setting fire to hay (circumstances in Ireland for these crimes need to be understood). 10 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Australia per the 'Blackfriar' arriving 29 May 1851. Aged 23yrs; 4'9" height; housemaid; Roman Catholic; can read; ruddy complexion; light brown hair; blue eyes. Native place of birth: City of Cork, Ireland. No relatives are listed. Colony of VDL: Various assignments of service work in the Hobart district. 18 July 1853: Absconded. 18 mths hard labour. DEATH: 31 May 1854 - died in the hospital of the Female House of Correction, Hobart. INQUEST: 2 June 1854 - inquest into the death of Margaret LEHANE as to her death at the Female House of Correction - natural causes, dropsy. (ref. SC195/1/35 no. 3289)