Bridget Whelan

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Bridget Whelan
Aliases:	none
Gender:	f

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1815
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	18th February, 1845
Age:	30 years

Life Span

Female median life span was 61 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	House robbery
Convicted at:	Ireland. Kildare
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Isabella
Departure date:	8th March, 1840
Arrival date:	24th July, 1840
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 7 other convicts

References

Primary source:	http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/convicts.htm
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Community Contributions

D Wong on 11th September, 2013 wrote:

Bridget Whelan was 25 years old, single with 1 female child.

1844: TOL Maitland

15/10/1844: Application to marry Edward Griffiths, 34 per Moreland, Bridget was 29.
1844: They married.

18/2/1845: Convict Death Register - Maitland, Bridget died from the bite of a snake.

D Wong on 11th September, 2013 wrote:

Bridget’s occupation was a Kitchen Maid.

Convict Changes History

D Wong on 11th September, 2013 made the following changes:

convicted at, term 7 years, voyage, source, firstname, surname, alias1, alias2, alias3, alias4, date of birth 1815, date of death 18th February, 1845, gender, occupation, crime