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Voyage
Transportation
Margaret Little was transported on the Kinnear, departing 16th Jun 1848 and arriving 7th Oct 1848 with 141 passengers.
Built 1834 at Yarmouth. Wood barque of 369 Tons. (Register of persons transported is not yet completed - currently being listed.) 1842 Voyage. OCT. 23. - Arrived the barque Kinnear, Lidderdale master, from Dublin 10th July, with 180 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent - G. J. Fox, Esq. The guard consists of Captain Bull (with Mrs. Bull, 4 children, and 1 female servant), and 30 rank and file of the 99th Regt., - 4 women, and 6 children. Colonial Times (Hobart) 25 Oct 1842.
Kinnear (generic)References
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Claims
"This is my great great grandmother. Her son John Crockett was my great grandfather."
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Convict Notes
Marriage Permissions CON52/1/4 C – Feb 1850-April 1851. Joseph Crockett, M. Hastings, and Margaret Little, Kinnear, Date of permission, 20/2/51.
Margaret's husband Joseph Crockett, died in 1886. Deaths. CROCKETT -On December 13, at his residence, Bothwell, Joseph Crockett, aged 72 years. The Mercury (Hobart), 25 Dec 1886. At the Police Office on Monday, the 1st inst. Present : Mr. A. McDouall, Warden. Margaret Crockett was charged with using indecent language in the public street ; she pleaded not guilty, but the evidence of Constable McCarthy proved the charge. The Warden said she was an old offender, he had fined her several times for similar offences, but that course seemed to have no effect, and so he sentenced her to 14 days' imprisonment, for which the prisoner thanked his Worship. The Mercury (Hobart), 6 Sep 1890. Bothwell. At the police office on Monday, the 8th inst. (present: Mr. A. McDowall (Warden), Messrs. W. Langdon and A. Ibbott, Js’P.) James Smith, a young man about 20 years of age, was charged with assaulting Margaret Crockett Defendant pleaded not guilty. Margaret Crockett, who is an old woman 70 years of age, and residing by herself in a cottage to the township, stated that defendant, between 10 and 11 o'clock on the night of the 30th January last, burst in the door of her house and came in that she immediately ordered him out, and he then took hold of her dress and dragged her across the room that she gave him no provocation or cause for doing so. The witness was subjected to a very severe cross-examination by Mr. Ball (Ball and Ellis), who appeared for defendant. John Parsons was called for the prosecution, and gave evidence to the effect that he was in Mrs. Crockett's house when defendant came in, and remained there until he went out, and in reply to the Superintendent of Police, who was conducting the case, stated that the defendant never spoke to or touched Mrs, Crockett during the time he remained in the house, but simply spoke to witness and then left the place. This evidence so astonished Mr. Perkins that he at once declined to ask any more questions, because he had relied upon Parsons to corroborate all Mrs. Crockett had stated, and said it must be evident to all that perjury had been committed either on one side or the other. Mr. Bill then made an able defence in favour of his client. The Warden, after consulting with his brother justices, and commenting severely on the aspect of affairs disclosed by the evidence, said the Bench did not think it would be wise under all circumstances to convict defendant, who had had a very narrow escape, and he (the Warden) hoped it would be a warning to him in the future. The case was then dismissed. The Mercury, 11 Feb 1892 The following death announcement appeared in the newspaper: DEATHS. CROCKETT. -On July 14, 1912, at Bothwell, Margaret Crockett, aged 81 years. Funeral Tuesday, at 4 p.m. The Mercury (Hobart) 16 July 1912.
Conduct Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON41-1-19$init=CON41-1-19p70 Margaret Little, Transported for Larceny, never before convicted, Gaolreport bad. Single, Stated this offence, Stealing £8-9-6 from the person. Surgeons report -Good. Trade, Laundress, 5 ft 3 ½ . Age 20 , native place, Fermanagh. Married to Joseph Crockett 12 Mar 51. Various offences listed. T of L, 2/9/51. Not to reside in Hobart Town. Con. Pardon Appd. 14/6/53. Bothwell, 29/10/75. , as Margaret Crockett. Damaging property, Fined £1 and to pay amount of damages done, 6/-. Bothwell, 28 Nov 78. Insulting passers by. 48 hours impt in H.M. Bothwell, (as Crockett.) -------------------------------------------------------- Conduct Record- https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON42-1-1p29 Crockett Margaret or Little. Oatlands S.C. 27 June 1855. Transported; Feloniously robbing James Whitway with intent to kill. To be imprisoned & held to hard labour in Hell Gaol Oatlands for 2 years. Remarks: Petition for exemption(?) of sentence refused, 26/9/56. ----------------------------------------------------- OATLANDS CRIMINAL COURT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27. (Before His Honor the Chief Justice.) Tho Court opened this morning at ten o'clock. Joseph Crockett and Margaret Crockett, charged with feloniously stabbing one James Whiteway, with intent to kill and murder, 2nd count charged the intent to do some grievous bodily harm. The parties resided at Bothwell: the prosecutor and his wife hired rooms of the prisoners, the male prisoner worked together, the prisoners on the day in question had been drinking, and words between the prosecutor and the female prisoner arose about the work which had been done whereupon she rose up and cut him with a knife in the arm and on the lip, His Honor charged the jury with his usual clearness, and after a short deliberation, they returned a verdict against both prisoners of guilty of an assault only. Colonial Times (Hobart) 30 June 1855. -------------------------------------------------- OATLANDS SUPREME COURT. SATURDAY, June 30. (Before His Honor the Chief Justice.) Joseph Crockett, assault, to be imprisoned for 12 calendar months. Margaret Crockett, assault, to be imprisoned for 2 years. The Courier, 3 July 1855.
Tasmanian Indents. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p30 and https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p31 Margaret Little, tried at Fermanagh, 3 Apr 1848, 7 years, age 20, height 5ft 5½. protestant, can read, Single. Offence: Stg money £8 19 6, from this person, Thos at Fyrnnannah? Surgeons Report: Good, Trade, ? 6 months on the Town. Native place, Fermanagh. Remarks: Fr John, Bs, Robert, Jno, James, Henry. S, Mary, Jane, Sarah, at N.P.