Elizabeth Mulcolney

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Elizabeth Mulcolney
Aliases:	Mulrowny, Mulcahey
Gender:	f

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1828
Occupation:	Laundress
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Female median life span was 56 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stealing fowls
Convicted at:	Ireland, Clare
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Australasia
Departure date:	26th June, 1849
Arrival date:	29th September, 1849
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 40 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Tasmanian Archives - convicts.
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Community Contributions

Nell Murphy on 6th October, 2016 wrote:

Elizabeth Mulrowney (Mulcolney) was convicted at Clare, Ireland on 27 Feb 1849 for stealing geese. 7yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) per the ‘Australasia’ arriving 29 Sept 1849.

Aged 21yrs; single woman; Roman Catholic; a laundress.
Native place - Co. Clare, Ireland.
Brother: Pat (in America)
Sisters: Mary, Margaret, Peggy, Ann, Ellen & Catherine.

Station in Colony: ‘Anson’ hulk, then work assignments.
Ticket of Leave granted

1 July 1852: Application for permission to marry Peter Doyle. (does not appear to have proceeded).
15 April 1853: Application for permission to marry William PARKER.
16 May 1853: married William PARKER (plasterer) at St. Peter’s Parish Church, Hamilton, Tasmania. (ref. 37/1/12 no. 965) Elizabeth MULCOHNEY/MULCAHEY.

29 Feb 1856: Certificate of Freedom

Convict Changes History

Nell Murphy on 6th October, 2016 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: Tasmanian Archives - convicts. (prev. ), firstname: Elizabeth, surname: Mulcolney, alias1: Mulrowny, alias2: Mulcahey, alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1828, date of death: 0000, gender: f, occupation, crime