Margaret Taylor

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Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
Larceny from a person (including picking pockets)
Departure
Apr 1827
Arrival
Aug 1827
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Margaret Taylor
Gender: Female
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown
Aliases: Margaret Bloomfield [Married]

Crime

Convicted at: Surrey Quarter Sessions
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 10th Apr 1827
Ship: Persian
Arrival: 5th Aug 1827
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Margaret Taylor was transported on the Persian, departing 10th Apr 1827 and arriving 5th Aug 1827 with 60 passengers.

PersianPersian (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 146
Source DescriptionThis record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro
Original SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 29th July 2025

Place of origin: Navan, Meath No; 41 Status; Single [on the Town] 1831 - Marriage Permissions. 31 May 1831. Margaret Taylor. Ship; Persian Marriage to; John Bloomfield - Approved; Sept 1831 Married 3 October 1831 in the Hobart Church by Banns by the Rev Wm Bedford Snr. New Town Charitable Institute: POL709-1-12 page 123 (01 May 1875 to 02 Aug 1875) POL709-1-18 page 44 (02 May 1879 to 28 Mar 1881) POL709-1-19 page 11 (29 Mar 1881 to 16 Jan 1883) POL709-1-20 page 7 (03 Feb 1883 to 07 Jan 1884)

Maureen Withey avatar
341
on 8th March 2021

National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/2/801827 Jan 8 Prisoner name: Margaret Taylor and Charlotte Williams. Court and date of trial: Surrey December Sessions 1826 held on 6 December 1826. Crime: Stealing from the person of Charles Henry Ross of Lambeth [Surrey] a watch value 30/- on 2 December 1826. Initial sentence: Transportation for life. Annotated: Nil. Petitioner(s): The prisoners undersigned by Lydia Birll of Westminster [Middlesex]. Grounds for clemency: First offence; no violence offered; could not employ counsel or bring defence witnesses.