Bridget Mchenry

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Summary

Born
Jan 1829
Conviction
Sheep-stealing
Departure
Jun 1849
Arrival
Sep 1849
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Bridget Mchenry
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1829
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Country servant
Aliases: Bridget Shaughnessy [Married]

Crime

Convicted at: Ireland, Kilkenny
Sentence term: 10 years

Voyage

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

Transportation

Bridget Mchenry 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/1417151

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 22nd March 2026

CHILDREN; 1854 - Name: Shaughnessy, James. Date of birth: 02 Aug 1854. Registered: Hobart

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 22nd March 2026

CON15-1-6 Image 36 No; 137 Aged; 20 years old. Country Servant 1853 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS. Name: Mchenry, Bridget. Ship/free: Australasia Marriage to: Shaughnessy, Richard. Ship/free: Lord Auckland Permission date: 6 Sep 1853 CON52/1/6 1853 - MARRIAGE; Church of St Joseph. Date of marriage: 03 Oct 1853 Richard aged 33 years old, Labourer and Bridget aged 20 years old. Servant.

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on 17th June 2025

Name: Mchenry, Bridget Record Type: Convicts Employer: Chalaghan, Charles: 1851 Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Kilkenny Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 45725 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1417151 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1417151