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Bridget Walsh was transported on the Alexander, departing 4th Nov 1815 and arriving 4th Apr 1816 with 88 passengers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Fleet http://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_alexander_1788 The Alexander was built at Hull in 1784 by Walton & Co. She was taken up by the East India Company in 1786. Convict Transport-Barque built Ship. 452 tons, 114ft long, 31ft wide. Arrived with 177 male Convicts (14 dv) Carried 30 Crew + 41 Marines Master: Duncan Sinclair She was the largest of the eleven vessels of the historic First Fleet to Australia. The First Fleet consisted of two Royal Navy escort ships, HMS Sirius and HMS Supply accompanied by six convict transports, the Alexander, Charlotte, Friendship, Lady Penrhyn, Prince of Wales and the Scarborough, and three store ships, the Borrowdale, Fishburn and Golden Grove. Convicts on the 1st Fleet Alexander are listed under Lady Penrhyn, Scarborough & Alexander.
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| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Tasmanian convict Records |
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Convict Notes
Burials in the Parish of St. Davids, Hobart. In the years 1817 No; 238 Name; Bridget Riddle Date; Died; 26 May 1817 When buried; 29 May 1817 Age; 46 years Ship’s Name; Alexander Quality or profession. Convict By Whom Ceremony was preformed; R. Knopwood Murdered by her husband;- Burials in the Parish of St Johns Launceston in the Year 1825 No; -- Name; John Read Riddle When Died; 1825, 31 Aug When Buried; 1825, 31 Aug Age; No details Ship’s Name; No details EXECUTED for Murder. He confessed to the murder of his wives in this colony and that he had a wife living in England By Whom Ceremony was preformed; Wm Bedford
Tasmanian Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD36-1-1p44j2k Marriages in Hobart Town District 1816. 3 June 1816, John Read Riddel, convict per Guildford, age 34, and Bridget Welch, convict, per Alexander, age 46, by Banns. John signed his name, Bridget, her mark X. Witness was William Leach, who married the same day. John Riddel was a witness to William Leach’s marriage to Mary Brown.
https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1p55 60 female convicts embarked on the Brig Kangaroo for the Derwent, 10 April 1816. All transported to NSW per Alexander, apart from 2 women. Bridget Walsh, per Alexander, Tried at Wexford, March 1815, 7 years.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Bridget Walsh, age 57, per Alexander II (1816), Tried at Wexford Co., 1815, 7 years. DOB, 1759. Midwife.