Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Margaret Mccormick was transported on the Elizabeth, departing 27th Aug 1827 and arriving 12th Jan 1828 with 195 passengers.
1828 - Elizabeth arrived from Ireland with Female Irish Convicts. Total No Embarked; 194. Drowned on voyage; 1 Died on Board; 1. Total mustered 192 on arrival at Sydney Cove 12 January 1828. 16 Children on Board Walter Cock - Commander Joseph H Hughes - Surgeon Superintendent.
Elizabeth (generic)References
| Primary Source | NSW records; http://members.iinet.net.au; |
Claims
"Margaret McCormick is my gggggrandmother I am a direct descendant of Margaret and Martin Gill"
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Convict Notes
Margaret McCormick/McCormack was convicted at Dublin in 1827 for stealing a handkerchief. 7yr sentence. Transported to New South Wales, Australia on the ship 'Elizabeth' 1828. Single woman; aged 16yrs; servant; Roman Catholic. Native place: Drogheda, Louth Co. Parents: Thomas McCormick & Mary Reilly. Assigned to work in Sydney, Australia. Married Martin Gill (transported on the ship 'Dorothy' 1820 at St. Mary's R.C. church, Sydney on 19 Sept 1831. The Gill family ran shops and hotels in Sydney. It is believed they had up to 12 children but some died in infancy. They include: Son William Daughter Mary Ann (m. James Butler Kinchela & 2nd m. to Charles Augustus Beatty) Son Thomas Son Martin Daughter Isabella Margaret died of Bright's disease aged 69yrs. She was buried, after a service in the church, at Corowa Cemetery. Margaret's daughter Mary Ann (under name Beatty) is buried next to her.