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Transportation
Thomas Abery was transported on the Eliza, departing 2nd Feb 1831 and arriving 29th May 1831 with 224 passengers.
The Eliza was a 511-ton (later 538 ton) merchant ship built in British India in 1806. She made five voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia.
Eliza (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 10 SHIPS, ELIZA, PROTEUS and OTHERS, SWING RIOTERS to Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) compiler. Geoffrey Sharman, Tasmania. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~austas/proteus.htm |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Married 1844 in Tasmania
Born about 1798 in Wylye Wiltshire
Description List, Number 430 Trade: Bricklayer Mason Height: 5' 9¼", Age: 32, Complexion: Brown Head: Large, Hair: Brown, Whiskers: D Brown Visage: Large? Masculine, Forehead: Permanent? Wrinkled, Eyebrows: Brown, Eyes: Brown, Nose: Large, Mouth: M.S, Chin: M.S. Remarks: Blind right eye appears white, Several moles on left arm? Conduct record: Transported for "Machine Breaking", Gaol Report : Unknown, Hulk report: None, Married, wife Mary of Tisbury Wiltshire. March 13th 1833 Engineers Dept. working for C. Flanagan contrary? to orders reprimanded Feb 5th 1834 Drunk & disorderly, solitary confinement the next 3 Saturday afternoons. Free pardon 3rd February 1836