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Participant Info

First Name

Margaret

Surname

Rusk [Rush]

Native Place

Dublin

Age On Arrival

18

Parents

Nicholas & Margaret (both dead)

Religion

Roman Catholic

Ship Name

Thomas Arbuthnot (Sydney 1850)

Details

shipping: nursemaid, reads & writes, no relatives in colony; North Dublin, BG78/G/5 No.25697, Margaret Rush, 16, single, servant, religion not noted, good health, born Co Roscommon, clean, North City, 36 Bow Street, in 6 Nov 1847, discharged 17 Nov 1847; also North Dublin BG78/G/5 No.26574 Margaret Rush, 16, single no occupation, RC, good health, from County Roscommon, North City, Bow Street, entered 6 Dec 1847, discharged 20 Oct 1849 and just below her is an apparent sister, Bridget Rush, aged 12, single, no occupation, good health, Co Roscommon, entered 6 Dec 1847, discharged 17 Sep 1850. On this page of the register No.26580 is Margaret Rush, aged 56, widow, servant, born Dublin, from Church St, Dublin who also entered 6 Dec 1847 and died 7 Dec 1847. Not with the younger girls and no relationship indicated despite the fact we know their mother is Margaret; Moreton Bay; empl as house servant by K Cannon, North Brisbane, ₤8, 1 year.

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