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Biddy Sharkey

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Summary

Born
Jan 1827
Conviction
Stealing clothes
Departure
Jun 1849
Arrival
Sep 1849
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Biddy Sharkey
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1827
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Laundress

Crime

Crime: Stealing clothes
Convicted at: Ireland, Longford
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

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

Transportation

Biddy Sharkey 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/1432967 CON41-1-24 Image 188

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Name: Sharkey, Biddy Record Type: Convicts Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Roscommon Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 63166 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1432967 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1432967