Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Maria Musgrove was transported on the Rajah, departing 1st Apr 1841 and arriving 19th Jul 1841 with 182 passengers.
Rajah (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 275 (139) http://researchtasmania.com.au/documents/biographies/MUSGROVE_Maria.pdf |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Maria Musgrove was 28 years old on arrival. She was transported for ‘stealing blankets and other articles’. Maria was 4’9 ½” tall, pale complexion, light brown eyes, brown hair, could read and write, was married, 1 child, Mary Ann who was 2 years old was on board. Father: Robert Mother: Catherine Sisters: Elizabeth, Amelia, Catherine. Brothers: Robert, William. Assigned to Mr Carter, New Town on arrival. 5/8/1841: Daughter Mary Ann Admitted to Queen’s Orphan School, New Town, aged 2. 16/2/1842: Mary Ann died of gangrene of the mouth at the Colonial Hospital, Hobart, aged 3. 7/7/1842: Arrived at the Cascades Female Factory, Hobart – pregnant. September 1842: Son William Musgrove was born. 13/9/1842: William died a the nursery at Cascades, aged 3 months. 10/6/1844: Hired in private service to Joseph Dixon, Hobart. 23/6/1845: Application for permission to marry William West (free) – refused. 25/11/1845: TOL 10/4/1848: Daughter Eliza Musgrove born at Cascades, Illegitimate. 20/3/1885: Maria died of senilis at New Town Pauper Establishment, Hobart, aged 71. Listed as a domestic servant, and was buried in the pauper section at Cornelian Bay Cemetery on 23/3/1885.
Maria would have been one of the women on the Rajah who worked on the Rajah Quilt http://nga.gov.au/rajahquilt/ She had a pattern worked in her name by members of The Embroiderers Guild Victoria, Geelong Branch in the Arrival of the Rajah Project http://nextwave.org.au/event/quilting-workshops-with-eva-abbinga/ www.embroiderygeelong.org