Margaret Mcfarlane

Summary

Born
Jan 1827
Conviction
Counterfeiting coins or notes
Departure
Apr 1851
Arrival
Aug 1851
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Margaret Mcfarlane
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1827
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Maid
Aliases: Margaret Monaghan, Margaret Tag, Margaret Taug, Margaret Taig

Crime

Convicted at: Scotland, Glasgow Court of Justiciary
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 22nd Apr 1851
Ship: Aurora
Arrival: 10th Aug 1851
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Margaret Mcfarlane was transported on the Aurora, departing 22nd Apr 1851 and arriving 10th Aug 1851 with 234 passengers.

AuroraAurora (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 144 Related Trial Papers Ad14/50/641 URL https://www.scottishindexes.com/adentry.aspx?adid=850641 Libraries Tasmania's Online collection CON15-1-7 Image 116
Source DescriptionThis record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro
Original SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Thane avatar
Level 6
on 29th September 2026

Note: not confirmed that this is the same Margaret Leonard. Margaret Leonard aged 45 marred James Robert Hardwick in 1872 Margaret Leonard aged 65 married Joseph Rogers in 1894 both marriages were in Hobart, Tasmania

Thane avatar
Level 6
on 29th September 2026

Crown Office Precognitions - Search ResultHelp Title Precognition against Margaret Monaghan Year 1850 NRS Reference AD14/50/641 Related Documents JC26/1850/540 Accused Name and Designation Margaret Monaghan alias Tag or Taig (m.s. McFarlane), wife of James Monaghan, tailor, James Street, Calton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire Age 22 Birthplace Sligo, Ireland Crime Tendering and uttering base coin, and previous conviction Crime location Name Margaret Mcfarlane [Margaret Tag] Vessel Aurora Convicted Date 23 Dec. 1850 Voyage Date 22 Apr. 1851 Colony Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) Place of Conviction Glasgow, Scotland Convict Aliases: Monaghan (alias), Tag (alias), Taug (alias), Taig [alias] Details for the convict Margaret McFarlane (1851) Convict Name: Margaret McFarlane Trial Place: Scotland Glasgow Court of Justiciary Trial Date: 23 December 1850 Sentence: 7 years Notes: alias Monaghan, Tag, Taug Arrival Details Ship: Aurora II Arrival Year: 1851 Name: Margaret Mcfarlane [Margaret Tag] Vessel: Aurora Convicted Date: 23 Dec 1850 Voyage Date: 22 Apr 1851 Colony: Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) Place of Conviction: Glasgow, Scotland Convicted at: Scotland, Glasgow Court of Justiciary Sentence term: 7 years Ship: Aurora Departure date: 22nd April, 1851 Arrival date: 10th August, 1851 Place of arrival Van Diemen's Land Passenger manifest Travelled with 233 other convicts Daughter Margaret aged 15 months was transported with her.

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
Level 338
on 9th August 2024

Place of origin: Sligo 1850 - 23 Dec 1850. Trial Web: Scotland, High Court Criminal Indexes, 1790-1919 Name Margaret Monaghan [Margaret McFarlane] [Margaret Tag] [Margaret Taig] Trial Age 22. Birth Date 1828 Birth Place Sligo, Ireland Residence James Street, Calton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire Role Accused Crime Committed Tendering and Uttering Base Coin, and Previous Conviction Trial Date 1850 Trial Location Scotland Additional Information. Wife of James Monaghan, tailor CON15-1-7 Image 116 Status; Married - 1 child on board. - Margaret aged 18 months old 1853 - Marriage Permissions Mcfarlane, Margaret. Ship/free: Aurora Marriage to: Leonard, Robert. Ship/free: Mayda Permission date: 1 Mar 1853 1853 - Marriages. Margaret aged 24 years old. Trade; Splitter Robert aged 24 years old . Widow 1853 - Birth of un-named female child. 26 Apr 1853 1854 - Birth of un-named female child. 23 Dec 1854. 1857 - Birth of un-named male child. 12 Jul 1854. 1864 - Birth of un-named male child. 20 Dec 1864 Father's occupation. Sawyer. 1866 - Husband; Robert Leonard admitted to the General Hospital Hobart Ship: Mayda. Place of origin: Norfolk Date of death: 07 Mar 1868