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120524
Surname: Melvin
First Name: Roseanna
Ship: Margaret 1839
Date: 1841 23 July
Place: Paterson
Source: GG
Details: Apprehended after absconding from Lieut. Frederick Bedwell


132727
Surname: Murphy (Higgins) (Barber)
First Name: Honora Ann
Ship: Margaret 1839
Date: -
Place: Patrick Plains
Source: Singleton Pioneer Register p. 45
Details: Born c 1803 Castlemagner County Cork, Ireland. Free immigrant. Spouse 1. Dennis Higgins. Spouse 2 Robert Barber. See Pioneer Register for details of descendants


120197
Surname: Murray
First Name: Alicia
Ship: Margaret 1839
Date: 1841 26 March
Place: Newcastle
Source: GG
Details: Housemaid aged 20 from Dublin. 5' 1 3/4"; fair ruddy compl., brown hair, brown eyes, scar left side of forehead, small red natural mark above left cheek bone, small scar right elbow, mark of a bile inside lower left arm. Absconded from William Brooks 14th March


165074
Surname: Murray
First Name: Alicia
Ship: Margaret 1839
Date: 22 July 1841
Place: East Maitland
Source: Application to Marry
Details: William Rainham age 32 arrived per 'Coromandel' (free emigrant), application to marry Alicia Murray age 20 arrived per 'Margaret'


168359
Surname: Murray
First Name: Alicia
Ship: Margaret 1839
Date: 1841
Place: Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Gaol Description Books 1841 - 1848. Roll 759. Page 7
Details: Born 1822. Admitted to Newcastle gaol


170848
Surname: Murray
First Name: Alicia
Ship: Margaret 1839
Date: 30 March 1841
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: Gaol Entrance Books. State Archives NSW; Item: 2/2020; Roll: 757 Ancestry
Details: Admitted to Newcastle gaol. Sentenced to 14 days in the cells for absconding. To be re assigned


163446
Surname: Nevin
First Name: Frances Ann
Ship: Margaret 1839
Date: 5 July 1843
Place: East Maitland
Source: Application to Marry
Details: Samuel Clay aged 45, ticket of leave holder, application to marry Frances Ann Nevin aged 33, arrived per 'Margaret'. Granted


163500
Surname: Nevin
First Name: Frances Ann
Ship: Margaret 1839
Date: 2 March 1844
Place: East Maitland
Source: Application to Marry
Details: Joseph Redman arrived per James Pattison, application to marry Frances Ann Nevin arrived per Margaret. Application refused as applicant married with 7 children


165355
Surname: Purcell
First Name: Mary
Ship: Margaret 1839
Date: 30 August 1844
Place: East Maitland
Source: Application to Marry
Details: John Maguire age 34 arrived per 'Hercules', application to marry Mary Purcell age 24 arrived per Margaret


122764
Surname: Reilly
First Name: Mary
Ship: Margaret 1839
Date: 1843 13 June
Place: Maitland
Source: GG
Details: Granted Ticket of Leave


164529
Surname: Sheean (Sheehan)
First Name: Mary
Ship: Margaret 1839
Date: 10 September 1840
Place: Patrick Plains
Source: Application to Marry
Details: George Brown arrived per Lady Harewood, application to marry Mary Sheean arrived per 'Margaret'


10325
Surname: Sheehan
First Name: Mary
Ship: Margaret 1839
Date: 1844 2 March
Place: Newcastle
Source: MM
Details: Assigned to Mr. Flood. Charged with absconding from her master's residence. Sentenced 14 days in the cells.


123163
Surname: Sheehan
First Name: Mary
Ship: Margaret 1839
Date: 1843 14 November
Place: Singleton
Source: GG
Details: Ticket of leave cancelled for immoral conduct


123347
Surname: Sheehan
First Name: Mary
Ship: Margaret 1839
Date: 1844 1 March
Place: Newcastle
Source: GG
Details: Housemaid aged 25 from City of Cork. 5' 1/2"; ruddy and much freckled compl., dark brown hair, grey eyes, scar on right eyebrow, large scar on palm of right hand. Absconded from Alexander Flood 15th February


123364
Surname: Sheehan
First Name: Mary
Ship: Margaret 1839
Date: 1844 8 March
Place: Newcastle
Source: GG
Details: Apprehended on 22nd February after absconding from Alexander Flood


173535
Surname: Sheehan
First Name: Mary
Ship: Margaret 1839
Date: 27 February 1844
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: State Archives NSW; Gaol Entrance Book, Item: 2/2020; Roll: 757
Details: Admitted to Newcastle gaol for absconding. Sentenced to 14 days solitary confinement and return to service


173733
Surname: Sheehan
First Name: Mary
Ship: Margaret 1839
Date: 17 May 1844
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: State Archives NSW; Gaol Entrance Book, Item: 2/2020; Roll: 757 (Ancestry)
Details: Admitted to Newcastle gaol from Newcastle. Charged with disobedience of orders and contempt of court. Sentenced to 14 days in the cells and return to service


180091
Surname: Sheehan
First Name: Mary
Ship: Margaret 1839
Date: 13 March 1845
Place: Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Court of Petty Sessions Letter Book
Details: Letter 45/28. Correspondence from Major Crummer to F.B. Gibbes at Paterson re Mary Sheehan and the sentence passed on her which was found to be illegal and in consequence she had been released


206988
Surname: Sproon (Sprune) (Sproughan) nee Lapping
First Name: Bridget
Ship: Margaret 1839
Date: 4 September 1857
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930
Details: Bridget Sproon, servant from Waterford. Admitted to Newcastle gaol from Maitland. Sentenced to 1 month hard labour


185702
Surname: Sprune (?Sproughan)
First Name: Bridget
Ship: Margaret 1839
Date: 3 September 1858
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: Newcastle Gaol Entrance Book - State Archives NSW; Roll: 757
Details: Bridget Sprune, native place Waterford, servant. Sent to Newcastle gaol from Maitland. Sentenced to 4 weeks hard labour in default of paying a fine