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Participant Info

First Name

Emily

Surname

Colston

Native Place

Cavan

Age On Arrival

15

Parents

Thomas & Margaret (both dead)

Religion

Church of England

Ship Name

Digby (Sydney 4 Apr 1849)

Details

shipping: house servant, cannot read or write, no relatives in colony, shipping annotation, complaint: 'Dr beat her for being in bed at [10?] o'clock. She was asleep at the time. He took her up by the hair of the head, he nearly throttled her & then walked away. Dr explains that it occurred about the ... which does not ... posi... that this was ... in a bed?? Im Cor [4/4637, 49/559] 4 Sep 1849 indentures of 7 girls on Digby apprenticed from Depot at Port Macquarie

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