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Margaret Everingham (1838–1900)

Margaret Everingham née Charters arrived in Sydney in 1852 aboard the Rajahgopaul as an assisted immigrant from Ireland. She was travelling with her parents (Jeremiah Charters, a 36-year-old labourer from Tipperary, Ireland, and Bridget a 34-year-old domestic servant) and five siblings. A sixth sibling was born during the voyage.

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Alternative Names
  • Charters, Margaret
Birth

6 March, 1838
Tipperary, Ireland

Death

18 February, 1900 (aged 61)
Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

pneumonia

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