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Voyage
Transportation
Margaret Cowan was transported on the East London, departing 10th May 1843 and arriving 21st Sep 1843 with 132 passengers.
East London, from Dublin. 116 female prisoners on board, 18 male, 23 female children, Edward Caldwell, Esq., Surgeon Sup. Deaths, 19 adult women & 12 children having died on the passage. 6 cases of scurvy and diarrhoea in the hospital, 8 cases of diarrhoea and debility in their own berths.
East London (generic)References
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Convict Notes
Name: Cowan, Margaret Record Type: Convicts Departure date: 10 May 1843 Departure port: Dublin Ship: East London Voyage number: 218 Index number: 15383 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1383841 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1383841
1843 - Friends of the Orphan Schools Orphan Number: 31 Orphan: Margaret ALEXANDER Mother: CONNAN, Margaret Father: , Mother's ship: East London Father's ship: Age when admitted: 7yrs Date admitted: 2 Oct 1843 Date discharged: 20 Apr 1852 Institution(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: John Knight, Launceston Remarks: mother's name Margaret Cowan on convict record References: SWD7, 28 https://www.orphanschool.org.au/showorphan.php?orphan_ID=31
1843 - UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, Placed on Sick List; 8 August 1843. Age; 40 years old Disease; Debility, Diarrhea, Scurvy, Anasarca. From the Surgeon's notes; A native of Rathery Land in the County of Down.
1842 - 21 October 1842. Trial. Indent No; 594. Status; Single Noted on the conduct record;- " This woman has a child in the Orphan School "