Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Margaret Mcdermott 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)
Australasia (generic)References
| Primary Source | CON41/1/24 |
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Convict Notes
Name: Mcdermott, Margaret Record Type: Convicts Employer: Hurburgh, James: 1851 Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Wexford Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 44844 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1416332 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1416332
FRIENDS OF THE ORPHAN SCHOOLS Orphan Number: 3549 Orphan: Elizabeth McDERMOT Mother: McDERMOT, Margaret Father: McDERMOT, Michael Mother's ship: Australasia Father's ship: Age when admitted: 6yrs Date admitted: 4 Oct 1849 Date discharged: 22 Oct 1852 Institution(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: mother, married to Fenton Delany Remarks: References: SWD7, 28 https://www.orphanschool.org.au/showorphan.php?orphan_ID=3549
Place of origin: Wexford Trial; 5 April 1849 Offence; stealing a chair 3 months for meat & 3 months cocoa Native Place; Co. Wexford Status; Widow - 1 child on board. Aged; 36 years old ** ** Note aged 30 on her Description List. CON19-1-8 Image 34 1849 UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, M McDermott, Convict's child Placed on Sick List; 27 June 1849 Age; Obstipato Discharged; 7 July 1849 - cured 1852 - Marriage Permissions Margaret McDermott. Ship/free: Australasia Marriage to: Delaney, Fenton. Ship/free: Free Permission date: 15 Jan 1852 & 17 Feb 1852 1852 - Married in Fenton Delaney, 17 February 1852 1853 - Drunk & using indecent language. 3 months hard labour 1854 - Birth of Michael Delaney. 28 May 1854 Father's trade; Farmer 1879 - Death of Margaret Delaney. Aged; 65 years old. 13 May 1879 Wife of Fenton Delaney Cause of death; Carcinoma of the Breast