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Murtagh was born about 1793 Roscommon Ireland
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Murtagh was tried and convicted at Roscommon Ireland July 1820 and sentenced to 7 years transportation
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Murtagh arrived Sydney aboard Lord Sidworth on 19 February 1821 with his trade noted as shepherd
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Murtagh made application to the Governor to marry Mary McCormick (Southworth 1832) on 22 Jul 1833, application was declined.
NSW Convict Applications to Marry 1833 page 19 Fiche 6)
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Murtagh appears ;
1823/4/5 General Muster of Convicts as labourer at Bathurst
1828 Census of NSW as FSLIC (Free by Servitude) as labourer of Dirty Swamp Bathurst
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Murtagh had Ticket of Leave 25/26 & Certificate of Freedom 27/0855 dated 29 August 1827
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Murtagh firstly married Margaret Gillespie (Surry 1833) in Scott's Church Sydney on 6 December 1833 with consent of the Governor.
Margaret's fate is not known as Murtagh would remarry
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Murtagh newt married Dorothy Donohoe (Margaret 1820) in 1841 St Patricks Parramatta NSW
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Children
With Margaret (none identified)
With Dorothy;
Mortimer 1842, Selina 1843, Christina 1851 & Matilda 1853
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Murtagh died during 1860 in Bathurst NSW
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