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Transportation
John Ahern was transported on the Eliza, departing 2nd Mar 1829 and arriving 20th Jun 1829 with 45 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 | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Ship; Eliza 5. Male Irish Convicts. |
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Convict Notes
1835 - Certificate of Freedom. 35/922 1845 - John Ahern - 12 August 1845 - Publicly hanged at Darlinghurst for the murder of his niece Mary-Anne Clark in the area that subsequently became Railway Square. 1845 - The Sydney Morning Herald. Mon 14 Jul 1845. Page 2. LAW INTELLIGENCE. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. LAW INTELLIGENCE. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. BEFORE his Honor the CHIEF JUSTICE. WILFUL MURDER. John Ahern, late of Sydney, labourer, was indicted for having, on the 31st day of May, 1845, feloniously assaulted one Mary Ann Clarke, by striking, beating, and kicking her in various parts of the body, and by casting and throwing her against the ground and wall, thereby inflicting upon the said Mary Ann Clarke, certain mortal wounds, bruises, and contusions, from the effects of which the said Mary Ann Clarke then and there instantly died. A second count of the information charged the prisoner with having murdered the said Mary Ann Clarke, by striking her on the head with a blunt instrument, to the Attorney-General unknown. A third count described the murder as having been committed by striking the deceased on the head with a sharp instrument. The prisoner pleaded not guilty.
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Ship; Eliza 5. Male Irish Convicts. Indent No; 149 Name; John Ahern Age; 24 years. Catholic, Single Native Place; Co. Cork. Trade or calling; Labourer Offence; Stealing Muslin Trial; Waterford- 28 July 1828 - 7 years Height; 5 ft.5 in Eyes; Grey Hair; Brown Completion; Ruddy, freckled & pock pitted Remarks; " Remarkable High breasted " Noted against name; EXECUTED for murder of niece, Sydney