Margaret Letham

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Summary

Born
Jan 1774
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Nov 1833
Arrival
Sep 1834
Death
Dec 1854
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Personal Information

Name: Margaret Letham
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1774
Death: 28th Dec 1854
Age at death: 80
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Ireland. Tyrone
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 30th Nov 1833
Ship: Andromeda
Arrival: 17th Sep 1834
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Margaret Letham was transported on the Andromeda, departing 30th Nov 1833 and arriving 17th Sep 1834 with 176 passengers.

Also, same day, from Cork, whence she sailed May 25th, the ship Andromeda, 401 tons, Benjamin Gales master, with 173 female prisoners; Henry Kelsawl, Esq., Surgeon-superintendant. Passengers — Fourteen free females, viz. Mary Manning, Martha Morron, Margaret Mahon, Margaret Sheedy, Mary Ann Nixon alias Welsh, Catherine Kiernan, Mary Cassock, Catherine Stanton, Johanna Neville, Mary Lyons alias Hynes, Maria Moran, Catherine O'Donnel, Margaret Kennedy, and Mary Sullivan, and twenty-six children; also twenty-three children belonging to the prisoners. Sydney Monitor, 20 Sept 1834.

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Convict Notes

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Margaret LETHAM was convicted at Tyrone, Ireland in 1833 for receiving stolen goods. 7yr sentence. Transported to New South Wales, Australia per the 'Andromeda' arriving Sept 1834. Aged 60yrs; married, 5 children; 5'3". Nov 1838: Ticket of Leave granted, Maitland, NSW. Dec 1854: Died, result of accident. (ref. not yet sourced)