Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Eliza Bowles was transported on the Diamond, departing 29th Nov 1837 and arriving 29th Mar 1838 with 160 passengers.
Diamond (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australia Convict Printed Indentures. |
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Convict Notes
City Quarter Sessions. After a laborious and interrupted sitting of four days, concluded... on Thursday, the above Sessions. We subjoin a record of all the sentences and convictions, …. To be transported for seven years … Eliza Bowles, stealing shirting linen from Mary Head ;... Limerick Chronicle, 8 July 1837.
New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts' Applications to Marry, 1826-1851 Granted Eliza Bowles 19 Bond (7yrs) per ship Diamond to marry John Looney 27 Free (7yrs) per ship Asia (8) Rev John Duffus Liverpool. Consent of assignee must be obtained.
The Convict Indentures state that Eliza Bowles was 19 years old. She could neither read or write; religion Roman Catholic; status single and a native of Limerick. She was a kitchen maid. Eliza was convicted of stealing shirts at Limerick City in July 1837 and sentenced to 7 years. She had no prior convictions. Physical attributes: Height 5 feet 0 1/2 inches, complexion ruddy and much freckled and slightly pock pitted; hair light sandy brown and eyes grey. Transport number 40. Prisoner number 40-38.