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Bridget Welsh

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Summary

Born
Jan 1823
Conviction
Theft - larceny
Departure
Dec 1851
Arrival
May 1852
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Bridget Welsh
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1823
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Servant
Aliases: Morris

Crime

Crime: Theft - larceny
Convicted at: Kilkenny, Ireland
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 28th Dec 1851
Ship: John William Dare
Arrival: 22nd May 1852
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Bridget Welsh was transported on the John William Dare, departing 28th Dec 1851 and arriving 22nd May 1852 with 173 passengers.

John William DareJohn William Dare (generic)

References

Primary SourceLinc, Tasmanian Government, Surgeon’s Journal of Her Majesty’s Female Convict Ship John William Dare

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Convict Notes

C H avatar
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on 3rd July 2025

Name: Morris, Bridget Record Type: Convicts Also known as: Welsh, Bridget Departure date: 28 Dec 1851 Departure port: Dublin Ship: John William Dare Place of origin: Kilkenny Voyage number: 348 Index number: 50793 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1420260 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1420260

Andrea Hill avatar
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on 25th July 2017

Embarked from Grangegorman Prison Depot with sick child Patrick Walsh, 3 years, who died on board 3rd January 1852. Bridget Walsh later gave birth to a daughter, Sarah Walsh (father not listed) on 4th September, 1853. Another birth by Bridget Walsh to a son, William Walsh (father not listed) on 31st August, 1855 at the Cascade Factory in Hobart.