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Margaret Walsh

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Summary

Born
Jan 1830
Conviction
Arson
Departure
Jun 1849
Arrival
Sep 1849
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Margaret Walsh
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1830
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Kitchenmaid
Aliases: Margaret Knight [Married]

Crime

Crime: Arson
Convicted at: Co. Wexford, Ireland
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 26th Jun 1849
Ship: Australasia
Arrival: 29th Sep 1849
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Margaret Walsh was transported on the Australasia, departing 26th Jun 1849 and arriving 29th Sep 1849 with 203 passengers.

Built 1847 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 500 Tons. Passenger/transportee's are currently being listed (incomplete at this date)

AustralasiaAustralasia (generic)

References

Primary Sourcehttps://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1443231

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 6th April 2026

1853 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS. Name: Walsh, Margaret. Ship/free: Australasia Marriage to: Knight, Henry. Ship/free: Grace Darling Permission date: 11 Feb 1853 CON52/1/6 1853 - MARRIAGE. Date of marriage: 14 Mar 1853 Henry aged 40 years old Margaret Welsh ** aged 21 years old Registered: Hobart. RGD37/1/12 no 950

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on 17th June 2025

Name: Walsh, Margaret Record Type: Convicts Employer: Guthrie, John: 1851 Eaves, John: 1852 Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Wexford Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 73158 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1443231 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1443231