Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Bridget Mulligan was transported on the Blackfriar, departing 24th Jan 1851 and arriving 29th May 1851 with 199 passengers.
Ship built at Sunderland 1848. 621 tons. 1851: 261 female prisoners - 1 death (register of passengers currently being listed on this site - not yet complete). It is understood there were also 3 free female passengers. Master: T Greeves Surgeon: Jn Moody
Blackfriar (generic)References
| Primary Source | Tasmanian Archives-convicts. Conduct Record http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON41-1-30,269,156,L,80. |
Claims
"Bridget is my great-great grandmother on my mother's side"
Photos
No photos have been added for Bridget Mulligan.
Convict Notes
Aged 23yrs; single; country servant; 4'7"; ruddy complexion, freckled; brown hair; blue eyes, squint in right eye; native place of birth - Co. Cavan, Ireland. Assignments of service in the Colony. Hobart, Battery Point, New Norfolk. 24/06/1853: Marriage to John Wild (free)New Norfolk.(ref. 1349/1853-37.) 06/01/1854: Marriage to George Jones approved. (ref. 56/1854-37) 01/05/1855: Ticket of Leave granted 15/03/1859: Ticket of Leave revoked (absent) 01/02/1862: Certified Free
Bridget Mulligan was convicted at Co. Cavan on 1 Mar 1850. 10 yr sentence. Receiving a stolen milk can. Gaol Report: No previous offences. Very good. Ship Surgeon's Report: Very good. Transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on the 'Blackfriar', arriving 29/05/1851.