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Transportation
James Bourke was transported on the Eliza, departing 10th May 1832 and arriving 6th Sep 1832 with 196 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 | Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
RETURN OF ALL MALE CONVICTS, ASSIGNED AND TRANSFERRED BETWEEN THE 1st AND 30th DAYS OF SEPTEMBER. 1832, INCLUSIVELY. Bourke James, Eliza (6), ploughs, &c. to W. S. Bell, Chess Hurst NSW Govt Gazette, 5 Dec 1832.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. James Bourke, alias Burke, age on arrival, 25, per Eliza II (4)(1832), Tried 1832 at Tipperary, 7 years for Assault violent. DOB, 1807. Native place, Tipperary. Catholic. Single. Ploughman reaper sower.