Born in Ireland
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
George Hawker
— married
9 Dec 1827 in St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Sydney (246-127)
Descendants 
Mother of
George Hawker
Died
at about age 35
in Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Sep 2017
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Biography
Margaret was born in 1810 in Ireland.
She departed Cork on 3rd October 1826 on the ship the Brothers and arrived in Australia on 22 Feb 1827 as a free settler at the age of 16 to meet her family who were already in Australia[1] Her father Thomas Byrne was a ribbon man (Irish political convict) transported to Australia 12 years previously. Her mother and younger siblings travelled 10 months prior on the ship the Thames, arriving 11 April 1826."[2]
She married George Hawker at St Mary's Church in Sydney[3]
A year later, the 1828 Census records she and George along with his brother Seth, living together in Sussex Street, Sydney. Margaret is 18 years old and listed as Protestant, arriving on the Brothers. It is unclear if the census record of her religion is an error given her origins were Catholic and she married in the Catholic Church.[4]
Notes
- There is an outstanding question as to why Margaret at 16 waited 10 months at Cork before sailing to meet her family in Australia. More research is required on this.
- Ribbonmen were representatives of poor Catholics in Ireland who resisted paying tithes to the protestant church and were involved in violent clashes with the protestant Orange movement.[5]
A Mrs Margaret Hawker was involved in a drunken incident with another woman in 1837. This is possibly the same Margaret [6]
Sources
- ↑ 1828 Census of Australia lists Margaret Hawker as arriving on the Ship 'Brothers' in 1827 as a free passenger.
- ↑ Free Settler or Felon? Convict Ship Brothers
- ↑ Births Deaths and Marriages, Marriage Record 246/1827 V1827246 127
- ↑ NSW State Archives Alphabetical Return, 1828 (NRS 1272)
- ↑ Wikipedia Ribbonism
- ↑ "POLICE INCIDENTS." The Sydney Herald (NSW : 1831 - 1842) 15 January 1837: 2. Web. 7 Jan 2023 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12863787>.
- NSW 1828 census
- A list compiled from census records of passengers on the Thames lists the following Byrne family as passengers.Lyndon Genealogy BYRNE, MARGARET 33 F CAME FREE 1828 CENSUS BB3690; BYRNE, JAMES 11 M CAME FREE 1828 CENSUS BB3691; BYRNE, PATRICK 9 M CAME FREE 1828 CENSUS BB3692; BYRNE EDWARD 7 M CAME FREE 1828 CENSUS BB3693
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
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