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Sailed from England 25 June 1830 to the Cape of Good Hope on the ship 'Margaret', and then to the Swan River Colony on the ship 'Drummore'. Jeremiah and Mary and seven of their children were omitted from the 1832 census, along with the Tanner household. Only Elijah, Sarah and Phoebe were recorded. Mary was convicted of theft in 1832. Jeremiah died 12 April 1831. Mary remarried 26 August 1832 to Henry Randall, who had arrived on the ship 'Nancy' in 1830. Elijah was employed by J. Fleay at York. Elijah's wife Sarah and daughter were killed by natives in 1839. Mary and daughters remained employed by Tanner as Cook and housemaids. Mary died in 1848 at York.

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