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Jane Mcdonald

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Summary

Born
Jan 1822
Conviction
Stealing clothes
Departure
May 1843
Arrival
Sep 1843
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Jane Mcdonald
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1822
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Housemaid

Crime

Crime: Stealing clothes
Convicted at: Ireland, Antrim
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 10th May 1843
Ship: East London
Arrival: 21st Sep 1843
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Jane Mcdonald 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 LondonEast London (generic)

References

Primary SourceNAME_INDEXES:1416454. Tasmania, Australia, Baptisms of Children of Convicted Women, 1833-1854 1843 Apr - 1854 Jul. CON52/1/3 Page 165 RGD37/7 : 1848/1997

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C H avatar
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on 21st June 2025

Name: Mcdonald, Jane Record Type: Convicts Child: Macdonald, William Ross Property: Cascades Female House of Correction Departure date: 10 May 1843 Departure port: Dublin Ship: East London Place of origin: Belfast, Antrim Voyage number: 218 Child's birth: 16 Jan 1846 Child's baptism: 21 Oct 1846 Index number: 44980 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1416454 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1416454

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 11th September 2023

Place of origin: Belfast, Antrim Offence; Stealing 12 shawls No; 398. Aged; 21 years old Mother; Betsy, Brother; William and Sister; Betsy at Native Place 1846 - Birth of child ” WILLIAM ROSS MACDONALD " Born on the 16 January 1846 and Baptised on the 21 October 1846 in the Female House of Correction. 1846 - 11 July 1846. Ticket of Leave 1848 - 3 October 1848. Ticket of Leave 1848 - 4 November 1848. Permission to Marry Request. To; Charles Gay per Ship; Equestrian Approved. 1848 - 27 November 1848. Married in the Parish Church, Launceston Jane McDonald aged 23 years old Charles Gay aged 31 years old. Ticket of Leave. Baker 1849 - 2 November 1849. Certificate 1852 - 18 March 1852. Departure. Name; Jane Gay From Launceston per Ship; Shamrock. Jane Gay, Free by Servitude. Ship to Colony; East London In the Steerage Bound to Melbourne 1854 - 25 January 1854. Departure. From Launceston Port per Ship; Clarence. Charles Gay. Ship to colony per Ship; Equestrian In Steerage bound to Melbourne