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Margaret Davis
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Margaret Davis, a Ticket-of-Leave holder per Margaret, had been refused permission to marry William McGarry in 1842 as he was already married. In 1851 she appeared before the Ipswich Court, where Constable Hart gave evidence that:
William McGeary [sic] gave him information on Saturday that Margaret Davis with whom he had been cohabiting for 11 years and is the mother of 3 children by him was a Prisoner of the Crown and was illegally at large.
References (online)Invisible stories: The presence of female convicts in Queensland following the closure of the Moreton Bay penal settlement in 1842. Jan Richardson
Marriage/s
Name of SpouseWilliam Al Armstead ParkerDate of Marriage1841Notes on Marriage/sWilliam was a Ticket of Leave Holder who had been transported for Life on the Marquis of Huntley (3). The application was for the district of Bathurst.Reference for Marriage/s (offline)'Permissions to Marry 1810-1851', The Convicts to Port Jackson 1788-1849
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Sort by SurnameSurnames beginning with DCurated CollectionsConvicts at Ipswich - Post 1842 Ticket of Leave & Exiles
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Margaret Davis. Picture Ipswich, accessed 15/09/2026, https://www.pictureipswich.com.au/nodes/view/25250






