Thomas DOUGHERTY

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Name Thomas DOUGHERTY [1] Relationship with Rodney VOJVODICH Birth 21 Mar 1825 Ardstraw, Tyrone, Northern Ireland Gender Male Convict Number 1843 #8940 Immigration: Arr. 4 Apr 1843 Tasmania, Australia Per "North Briton" Ticket of Leave 15 Mar 1849 Certificate of Freedom AKA Dogherty; O'Dougherty Death 17 Mar 1882 Esperance, Tasmania, Australia Patriarch & Matriarch Andrew DOUGHERTY, b. 1798, Ardstraw, Tyrone, Northern Irelandd. 25 Jun 1890, Ireland
(Age 92 years) (Father)
Alice UNKNOWN, b. UNKNOWN, Irelandd. DECEASED, Ireland
(Mother)
Person ID I81620 MyBradyTree Last Modified 2 Feb 2025
Father Andrew DOUGHERTY, b. 1798, Ardstraw, Tyrone, Northern Ireland d. 25 Jun 1890, Ireland
(Age 92 years)
Mother Alice UNKNOWN, b. UNKNOWN, Ireland d. DECEASED, Ireland
Marriage UNKNOWN Family ID F80375 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Agnus Ann BRADDY, b. 4 Oct 1834, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
d. 18 Jun 1900, Strahan, Tasmania, Australia
(Age 65 years)
Marriage 21 Feb 1853 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia - St Joseph's
Children + 1. Alice DOHERTY, b. Between 12 Jun and 20 Jul 1857, Port Davey, Tasmania, Australia d. 5 Jul 1941, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
â–» Richard MOTT m. 1 Jan 18842. William DOHERTY, b. 22 May 1852, Port Davey, Tasmania, Australia d. 12 Oct 1877, Strahan, Tasmania, Australia
(Age 25 years)
+ 3. Andrew DOHERTY, b. 4 Nov 1854, Port Davey, Tasmania, Australia d. 4 Apr 1933, Strahan, Tasmania, Australia
(Age 78 years)
â–» Mary Jane FINN m. 16 Jan 18824. Thomas DOHERTY, b. 1859, Strahan, Tasmania, Australia d. 10 Oct 1933, Strahan, Tasmania, Australia
(Age 74 years)
+ 5. Alfred Attie DOHERTY, b. 1862, Strahan, Tasmania, Australia d. 12 Apr 1929, Strahan, Tasmania, Australia
(Age 67 years)
â–» Sarah Jane ADAMS m. 25 Nov 18866. Kathleen DOHERTY, b. 1863 d. 18 Sep 1907, Strahan, Tasmania, Australia (Age 44 years)
+ 7. Agnes DOHERTY, b. 1864, Tasmania, Australia d. 18 Sep 1907, Strahan, Tasmania, Australia
(Age 43 years)
â–» John MAZEY m. 4 Feb 1884+ 8. Charles Thomas DOHERTY, b. 15 Feb 1866, Strahan, Tasmania, Australia d. 21 Sep 1930, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
(Age 64 years)
â–» Violet May BURNSIDE m. 9 Jun 1909+ 9. Augustus DOHERTY, b. 1867, Port Davey, Tasmania, Australia d. 22 Oct 1936, Strahan, Tasmania, Australia
(Age 69 years)
â–» Philomena Mary HARRIS m. 7 Oct 1918+ 10. Elizabeth DOHERTY, b. 1870, Port Davey, Tasmania, Australia d. 25 Aug 1939, Strahan, Tasmania, Australia
(Age 69 years)
â–» John LEARY m. 1885+ 11. Catherine DOHERTY, b. 3 May 1872, Port Davey, Tasmania, Australia d. 30 Jun 1934, Strahan, Tasmania, Australia
(Age 62 years)
â–» George Murray Moore FISHER m. 25 Sep 1889+ 12. James DOHERTY, b. 1874, Port Davey, Tasmania, Australia d. 8 Oct 1933, Strahan, Tasmania, Australia
(Age 59 years)
â–» Elsie Claire CLARK m. 25 Oct 1920+ 13. Henry James DOHERTY, b. 23 May 1876, Hobart Town, Tasmania, Australia d. 21 Nov 1952, Strahan, Tasmania, Australia
(Age 76 years)
â–» Mary Ann SMITH m. 10 Jun 1900Family ID F28694 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Feb 2025
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Notes - Thomas O'Dougherty was Born in County Tyrone, Ireland in 1826 to Andy O'Doughtery. His mothers name is not known but he had a stepmother Margaret and a half brother William. Little is known of his early life. It has been suggested that he was involved in political activities in his native area, but the fact that he was a laborer, aged 17 years, when he was sentenced to transportation for 7 years, casts some doubt on this claim, which may have been put forward by some of his descendants as an excuse for his being transported. He was tried at County Tyrone and found guilty of the larceny of money, in fact 2 pounds and 2 shillings, the property of his employer Robert McKeon. His record shows that he was well conducted in prison, he was single, a Roman Catholic, and that he could read and write. His description remarks that he was freckled, stout made, he had a scar on his right arm and on the back of his left hand. He was embarked on the ship the 'North Briton' and arrived in Tasmania on April 4 1843. he was given a period of probationary Labor and stationed with a gang in Deloraine, Tasmania. He apparently did not take to kindly to his new life, and his activities as convict number 8940 are indicative of his rebellious nature. Offences he committed and sentences he received during the period of his incarceration suggest he was in trouble quite frequently. As early as March 1844 he was charged with being absent from the works without leave. His sentence for this offence was 14 days solitary confinement. On April 23 1844, whilst on probation at Deloraine, he received 30 days solitary for absenting himself. On June 2 1844 he was given 3 months hard Labor in chains as punishment for again being absent without leave. On June 29 1844 his existing sentence to hard Labor was extended by 3 months and it was recommended he be removed to Impression Bay, Port Arthur, for misconduct in altering his irons to remove them. On December 5 1844 Thomas, on probation at Impression Bay, was sentenced to 14 days solitary for disobeying orders. August 11 1845, for gross insolence to his overseer, he received 9 months hard Labor in chains and a recommendation to be removed to Port Arthur. October 21 1845 while on probation at Dover, he received 7 days solitary for absenting himself without leave and misconduct in making away with his leg irons, in addition 30 stripes in the breech. And so it goes on. At Darlington, (Maria Island) he disobeyed orders and received 36 lashes.
Information Supplied by: Richard Glover 2017
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