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Bridget Sharkey

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Summary

Born
Jan 1825
Conviction
Stealing Food
Departure
Jun 1849
Arrival
Sep 1849
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Bridget Sharkey
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1825
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Country servant
Aliases: Bridget Rockwood [Married]

Crime

Crime: Stealing Food
Convicted at: Louth, Ireland
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

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

Transportation

Bridget 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/1432968

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 8th April 2026

CON15-1-6 Image 48 Trade; Country Servant aged 24 years old, single 2 years on the Town 1852 - Married to George Rookwood. Date of marriage: 05 Jul 1852. St. George's Church. Bridget aged 22 & George aged 26. Labourer 1856 - 25 March 1856. Certificate. Herself

C H avatar
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on 17th June 2025

Name: Sharkey, Bridget Record Type: Convicts Employer: Cotterell, George: 1850 Brock, Henry: 1852 Chandler, James: 1852 Bantick, David: 1853 Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Louth Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 63167 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1432968 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1432968