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Transportation
Margaret Newman was transported on the Tory, departing 17th Mar 1845 and arriving 4th Jul 1845 with 172 passengers.
Built 1842 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 512 Tons. Three (3) sailings transporting convicts to Australia: 1845; 1846/47 & 1848. Passengers on the 1846 voyage are still being listed, on this site. Please note this if searching records.
Tory (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 260 |
| 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
Name: Baker, Margaret Record Type: Deaths Gender: Female Age: 73 Date of death: 13 Aug 1883 Registered: Hobart Registration year: 1883 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1230664 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1230664
Name: Newman, Margaret Record Type: Marriage Permissions Ship/free: Tory Marriage to: Baker, James Ship/free: Moffatt Permission date: 30 Oct 1849 Index number: 52707 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1257774 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1257774
In November 1844, Mary Ann McKenzie @ Margaret Dobbie, Margaret Newman or Bell @ Buchanan @ Clelland and Isabella McStravick or Buchanan appeared at Edinburgh High Court of Justiciary for sentence. The three accused had already been convicted at Glasgow Circuit High Court for having several false coins and material for manufacturing false coins. Each received transportation for 7 years - see Scotsman newspaper 20 November 1844 p 3 on 'High Court of Justiciary'. See also McGowan, John (2022) Policing the Metropolis of Scotland, 1833-1861 (Edinburgh City Archives) Volume 1, p 1338.