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Bridget Sheedy was transported on the Hooghley, departing 24th Jun 1831 and arriving 27th Sep 1831 with 186 passengers.
The Hooghley was built in London in 1819. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Hooghley in 1825, 1828, 1831 and 1834. 1831 Voyage - Hooghley. Shipping; Intelligence. ARRIVALS. From Cork, on Tuesday last, whence she sailed the 24th June last, the ship, Hooghley,309 tons, Captain Reeves, with- 184 female prisoners. Surgeon superintendent, James Ellis, Esq. this vessel brings out ten free settlers and 20 children, as steerage passengers. Source; The Sydney Herald. Mon 3 Oct 1831. Page 4. Shipping Intelligence.
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Convict Notes
NSW Convict Index. Bridget Sheedy, alias Sheehy, per Hooghley 1831, Certificate of Freedom, 16 Jan 1839, No 39/0075.
Absconded. Sheedy Bridget, No. 31-415, Hooghley, 23, Needlewoman, Limerick, 5 feet, hazel grey eyes, light brown hair, ruddy freckled comp. H Ↄ on upper part left arm, small scar on right side of chin from John Smith, Sydney. NSW Govt Gazette, 17 Oct 1832.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Bridget Sheedy, alias Sheehy, age on arrival, 22, per Hooghly (3) 1831, Tried at Limerick, 1831, 7 years, for Robbery man. DOB, 1809, Native place, Limerick. Single. Catholic. Trade, Needlewoman.