Margaret is listed in the Tasmanian Convict CD as arriving from Dublin in 1842, per "Hope". Margaret was delivered of a daughter in Hobart on 14 June 1844. Margaret's status was convict. Father not recorded. Daughter's name not recorded, but I have a suspect, below. Margaret was described as a 23 y.o. spinster when she married James COSTON, a 31 y.o. carpenter, in Hobart on 17 March 1846. Witnesses were John & Sarah MURPHY. James drops out of view after this. Margaret is delivered of a son, Michael, at Hobart on 18 Nov 1850. Margaret's status is again "convict"; and the father is shown as a blank. The informant was Isaac LIVERMORE, the overseer of the Cascades Factory. Whatever happened to Margaret's husband, I surmise that she wasn't living him with him. I don't know any more about Michael, yet. Margaret COSTON, age 39, b.Ireland, maiden name McCLOUGHLIN, is recorded as having died in Victoria in 1860. Regarding the unnamed daughter, born 14 June 1844: I'm wondering if this may be the Annie McLOUGHLIN who married Samuel MANNING in Hobart on 08 March 1859. The Register describes Annie as a 17 y.o. spinster, but if I'm on the right track, then she was a tad shy of 15 y.o. at the time of the wedding. The Register doesn't give details of her birthplace or parentage, so I can't be certain that Annie is related to Margaret. Samuel was a soldier with the 12th Regiment. They had two children in Hobart before moving to New Zealand. I think this is unrelated, but I see from the TPI that one Margaret COSTON, 26 y.o. spinster, married John WILLIAMS, 45 y.o. carpenter, in Hobart on 20 Dec 1852. This Margaret may be the one who arrived as a convict per "Lord Auckland" in 1849. Just to confuse the issue, one Margaret McLOCHLIN arrived per "Cadet" in 1848. I'm hoping that a Lister will recognize one of these names. Peter THOMAS Darwin, AUSTRALIA <pmthomas@bigpond.com>