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Bridget Yorke

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Summary

Born
Jan 1824
Conviction
Theft of meat
Departure
Jun 1849
Arrival
Sep 1849
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Bridget Yorke
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1824
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Kitchenmaid
Aliases: Bridget Johnson [Married]

Crime

Crime: Theft of meat
Convicted at: Meath Ireland
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

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

Transportation

Bridget Yorke 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/1449365

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 5th April 2026

1851 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS, Permission date: 1 Apr 1851 Name: Yorke, Bridget. Ship/free: Australasia Marriage to: Johnson, William. Ship/free: Layton CON52/1/3 Page 241 1851 - Date of marriage: 28 Apr 1851. Bridget aged 25 years old & William aged 27 years old. Registered: Longford

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on 17th June 2025

Name: Yorke, Bridget Record Type: Convicts Employer: Frederick, Richard: 1850 Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Meath Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 79151 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1449365 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1449365