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Participant Info

First Name

Bridget

Surname

Shoolan

Native Place

Carrick Cross [Carrickmacross], Monaghan

Age On Arrival

17

Parents

Peter & Anne (both dead)

Religion

Roman Catholic

Ship Name

John Knox (Sydney Apr 1850)

Details

Shipping: house servant, cannot read or write, no relatives in colony. Im. Cor. 50/659, 10 Aug 1850 to Maitland; 'Maitland Mercury' 27 Nov 1852 Bridget left employ of Mrs Catherine Horne on advice of Mrs Horne's mother, Mrs Henry who told her to seek employment elsewhere. Bridget had been paid £8 pa and was owed £1 13s - court case for absconding was dismissed.

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