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Year of Birth
Born in County Galway, Ireland -
Convicted at Galway, Ireland with Mother; Bridget Burke
They stole clothes, gowns and shoes. -
Date of Departure on the "Australasia"
She left Dublin, Ireland was sent to Van Diemen's Land, Australia -
Date of Arrival in Van Diemen's Land
Age 11.
Assignments in Hobart, Green Ponds, Pontville, Hamilton & New Norfolk. -
Permission to Marry John Moore
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Ticket of Leave Granted
A ticket of leave was a document of release offered to convicts who had shown they could now be trusted with some freedoms. Ticket-of-leave meant that men were permitted to marry, or to bring their families from Britain to Australia and to buy property / land, but they were not permitted to carry firearms or board a ship. They were often required to repay the cost of their passage to the colony. -
Application to marry Benjamin Collard
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Married Benjamin Collard - Second Husband
Benjamin was a servant.
They got married at St Mary the Virgin CE Church, Macquarie Plains.
The witnesses were: Charles Maddox, John William Hollies & Jane Hollies. -
First Child - William Benjamin Collard
Born in Hamilton, Tasmania. -
Second Child - Mary Ann Collard
Born in Hamilton, Tasmania. -
Third Child - John James Collard
Born in Hamilton, Tasmania -
Certified Free
Margaret was no longer a nurse maid / servant and had regained her freedom.
