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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Margaret Smith was transported on the Margaret, departing 30th Apr 1840 and arriving 18th Aug 1840 with 78 passengers.
Built 1829 at Chepstow. 365 tons. Female prisoners were transported to New South Wales on the 'Margaret' in 1837, 1839 and 1840. The 'Margaret' was the last convict ship to transport female prisoners to New South Wales. Another voyage to Van Diemen's Land in 1843. The 1840 sailing also carried 17 free female passengers and one male. The registers of persons is not yet complete on this web site, so please note this if researching. (A work in progress.)
Margaret (generic)References
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Convict Notes
Convict Indents:No.71. Crime Larceny, aged 49, Tried 19 Oct.1839
Convict Non-Annotated Printed Indentures: Convicted 19 Oct. 1839, Died at Sea on 23rd of May, 1840
Margaret Smith was convicted at Fermanagh, Ireland in 1839. 7 yr transportation sentence. To New South Wales, Australia on the ship "Margaret" 1840. Died during the voyage.