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Caroline Rankin

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Summary

Born
Jan 1809
Conviction
Stealing clothes
Departure
Jun 1849
Arrival
Sep 1849
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Caroline Rankin
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1809
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Cook/laundress

Crime

Crime: Stealing clothes
Convicted at: Ireland. Kildare
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

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

Transportation

Caroline Rankin 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/1427970

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 3rd February 2026

CON15-1-6 Image 44 No; 169. Aged; 38 years old, Cook & Laundress Married - 1 child on board, Edward - 3 years old Husband; Edward in America 1852 - Child; Caroline died 15 February 1852 Name: Rankin, Caroline aged 10 months & 13 days from Diarrhea. 1853 - MARRIAGE PERMISSION Name: Rankin, Caroline. Ship/free: Australasia Marriage to: Clarke, Charles. Ship/free: Sir J Byng Permission date: 16 Sep 1853

C H avatar
135
on 17th June 2025

Name: Rankin, Caroline Record Type: Convicts Employer: Cole, William: 1850 Kearney, Patrick: 1853 Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Kildare Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 58320 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1427970 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1427970