Margaret Smith

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Summary

Born
Jan 1817
Conviction
Theft - larceny
Departure
Sep 1842
Arrival
Dec 1842
Death
Dec 1884
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Personal Information

Name: Margaret Smith
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1817
Death: 28th Dec 1884
Age at death: 67
Aliases: Margaret Munro, Margaret Munroe, Margaret Butterworth

Crime

Convicted at: Dublin City
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 4th Sep 1842
Ship: Waverley
Arrival: 15th Dec 1842
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Margaret Smith was transported on the Waverley, departing 4th Sep 1842 and arriving 15th Dec 1842 with 139 passengers.

Built 1838 at Whitby. Wood barque of 436 Tons. (Incomplete registers for persons transported on these sailings of the Waverley - a work in progress) 1847 - 129 female prisoner, 32 children. 39 Free females

WaverleyWaverley (generic)

References

Primary Sourcehttps://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1435624

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Convict Notes

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on 26th June 2025

Name: Smith, Margaret Record Type: Convicts Child: Smith, Sarah Property: Cascades Female House of Correction Departure date: 4 Sep 1842 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Waverley (2) Place of origin: Dublin, Dublin Voyage number: 206 Child's birth: 25 Sep 1844 Child's baptism: 29 Sep 1844 Index number: 65762 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1435624 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1435624

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on 31st August 2023

Abt; 1836/1837. Previous conviction; Offence; Robbery. Sentence; Life. Served three years and was pardoned. 1841 - 1 April. Tried at Dublin. Offence; Stealing a Quilt 1844 - 25 September 1844. Birth of Daughter Sarah. In the Female House of Correction. Baptized 29 September 1844

Iris Dunne avatar
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on 6th May 2021

Possible Find A Grave Memorial ID: 225175699 Date of Death 29 December 1884 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225175699/margaret-butterworth

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on 6th May 2021

Margaret Smith is also known as Margaret Munroe/Munro who went on to marry Samuel Butterworth in 1850.