Margaret McMahon (c.177-1815) was found guilty in 1795 at Dublin, Ireland, of stealing a watch. Sentenced to seven years transportation she arrived in Sydney in 1796 aboard the Marquis of Cornwallis. She had a son John with John Hammond in 1799 and five children with Thomas Chaseling before they married on 29 November 1812 at St Matthew's Windsor.
Margaret Chaseling died while giving birth on 4 January 1815 at Wilberforce, New South Wales.
'Chaseling, Margaret (1777–1815)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/chaseling-margaret-17314/text36664, accessed 1 September 2024.
4 January,
1815
(aged ~ 38)
Wilberforce,
New South Wales,
Australia
Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Crime: theft
Sentence: 7 years
Court: Dublin (Ireland)
Trial Date: 1795
Children: Yes (6)