Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Margaret Shea was transported on the Lady Rowena, departing 19th Jan 1826 and arriving 17th May 1826 with 103 passengers.
Lady Rowena (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry |
Claims
No one has claimed Margaret Shea yet.
Photos
No photos have been added for Margaret Shea.
Convict Notes
City Convictions. The following is a list of the persons tried and convicted at the last City Assizes, and the sentences pronounced upon them: Francis Murphy, Daniel Sullivan, James Fitzgerald, Margaret Shea, Elizabeth Coghlan, Honora Sullivan, Mary Murphy, Mary Carroll, John Regan, Elizabeth Field, Mary Mahony, Ann Curtin, Geo. Gough, Margaret Murphy. John Brian, and Thomas Harding—felony, to be transported for 7 years. ... Southern Reporter, 25 Aug 1825.
Margaret Shea, aged 19, a native of Cork, was convicted at Cork City to 7 years transportation for stolen goods. She was single and her trade was a house servant. The Sydney Herald, 12 Dec 1831, reports that her ticket of leave had been cancelled: Lady Rowena, Margaret Shea, absenting herself from her husband, and found in a disorderly house.