Jane Duff

Details on the Irish Famine Memorial website:

Jane who was a house servant was able to read. Her cousin, William Johnstone was in the colony of Sydney. She was sent to Moreton Bay where she was employed by Mr. Moore at North Brisbane.

The register of proceedings in the Court of Petty Session, Ipswich in January 1850 included Jane Duff, Anne Gracey and Mary Price - using threatening and abusive language.

Jane died in the Ipswich hospital on 28 August 1868. The report in The Queensland Times on 1 September 1868 about the enquiry held at the Court House stated:

It appeared from the evidence adduced that the deceased was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday last in a very bad state. She was a person of bad repute, and although her residence was in Ellenborough-street, the most of her time was spent with several other women of ill-fame, who occupy a dilapidated house in East-street near Bremer-street. On Thursday week a disturbance occurred there, and it was supposed that the deceased, who was in delicate health, might have received injuries which caused her death. No evidence could, however, be obtained in corroboration of such suspicion, and a verdict of death from natural causes was therefore recorded.

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