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Honora Mccarthy

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Summary

Born
Jan 1831
Conviction
Stealing clothes
Departure
Jun 1849
Arrival
Sep 1849
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Honora Mccarthy
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1831
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Nurse girl/servant
Aliases: Margaret Mccarthy [Aka], Honora Deacon [Married]

Crime

Crime: Stealing clothes
Convicted at: Cork County
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 26th Jun 1849
Ship: Australasia
Arrival: 29th Sep 1849
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Honora Mccarthy was transported on the Australasia, departing 26th Jun 1849 and arriving 29th Sep 1849 with 203 passengers.

Built 1847 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 500 Tons. Passenger/transportee's are currently being listed (incomplete at this date)

AustralasiaAustralasia (generic)

References

Primary Sourcehttps://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1415919

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 21st March 2026

CON41-1-24 Image 134 No; 1046 Trade; Nurse Maid aged 18 years old 1851 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS Name: Mccarthy, Honora. Ship/free: Australasia Marriage to: Deacon, John. Ship/free: Palmyra Permission date: 28 Oct 1851 CON52/1/3 Page 121 1851. MARRIAGE; Mccarthy, Honora aged 19 years old. Passholder Spouse: Deacon, John aged 36 years old. Ticket of Leave holder Date of marriage: 09 Dec 1851 Registered: Richmond 1877 - DEATH; Of husband; John Deacon. 25 Dec 1877. 1883 - Trial; Launceston. 25 May 1883. [As Margaret McCarthy alias Douglas] Offence; Idle. Sentence; 2 months hard labour

C H avatar
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on 17th June 2025

Name: Mccarthy, Honora Record Type: Convicts Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Cork Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 44428 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1415919 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1415919