Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Eleanor Austin was transported on the Kains, departing 5th Jul 1830 and arriving 11th Mar 1831 with 121 passengers.
353 tons. 1831 voyage from Britain to Australia: Capt William Lushington GOODWIN. Surgeon: Thrasycles CLARKE. Several children of the female convicts accompanied them. One of the seamen, Charles Picknell, kept a diary of the voyage and excerpts have been published.
Kains (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 440 |
| 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
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/93/124. Prisoner name: Eleanor Austin. Prisoner age: 46. Court and date of trial: Ipswich [Suffolk] Borough Sessions April 1830. Crime: Stealing leather from James Nunn, currier of Ipswich. Initial sentence: 14 years' transportation. Annotated (Outcome): Nil May 6. Petitioner(s): Prisoner undersigned by six signatories. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Remorse; asks to be sent to Penitentiary and not out of the country. Other papers: Letter from C J Manners. 1830 April 19.