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Bridget Hutchinson (c. 1791–1843)

Bridget Byrne (c.1791-1843), a servant, was sentenced to 7 years transportation at Dublin, Ireland, in 1815. She arrived at Sydney aboard the Alexander in April 1816 and was sent on to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on the Kangaroo later that month. She married Richard Hutchinson on 12 April 1817 at St David's Hobart; they had five children.

Bridget Hutchinson died on 23 April 1843 from burns received after her clothes accidentally caught on fire in her house.

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'Hutchinson, Bridget (c. 1791–1843)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/hutchinson-bridget-31473/text38928, accessed 24 January 2025.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Byrne, Bridget
  • Burne, Bridget
  • Burne, Biddy
  • Byron, Bridget
Birth

c. 1791
Dublin, Ireland

Death

23 April, 1843 (aged ~ 52)
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Cause of Death

burns

Cultural Heritage

Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.

Passenger Ship
Occupation or Descriptor
Convict Record

Crime: unknown
Sentence: 7 years
Court: Dublin (Ireland)
Trial Date: 1815

Pre-transportation

Occupation: domestic servant
Children: Yes (5)