Eleanor Brien

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Summary

Born
Dec 1805
Conviction
Vagrancy
Departure
Jun 1831
Arrival
Sep 1831
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Eleanor Brien
Gender: Female
Born: 31st Dec 1805
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Servant/cook
Aliases: O'brien

Crime

Crime: Vagrancy
Convicted at: Ireland, Waterford
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 24th Jun 1831
Ship: Hooghley
Arrival: 27th Sep 1831
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Eleanor Brien was transported on the Hooghley, departing 24th Jun 1831 and arriving 27th Sep 1831 with 186 passengers.

The Hooghley was built in London in 1819. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Hooghley in 1825, 1828, 1831 and 1834. 1831 Voyage - Hooghley. Shipping; Intelligence. ARRIVALS. From Cork, on Tuesday last, whence she sailed the 24th June last, the ship, Hooghley,309 tons, Captain Reeves, with- 184 female prisoners. Surgeon superintendent, James Ellis, Esq. this vessel brings out ten free settlers and 20 children, as steerage passengers. Source; The Sydney Herald. Mon 3 Oct 1831. Page 4. Shipping Intelligence.

HooghleyHooghley (generic)

References

Primary SourceIrish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry.

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
341
on 7th May 2026

WATERFORD ASSIZES. City Court. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, Before the  the Hon. Justice Torrens. … Anne Candler, Eleanor Brien, Elizabeth Kinshtda, and Margaret Hogan, Jane Carroll, and Bridget Walsh presented the Grand Jury as vagrants.—Verdict, for the presentment ; to be transported for seven years, or find security  three months.  Clonmel Herald, 24 March 1830.

Maureen Withey avatar
341
on 9th September 2024

Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Eleanor Brien, alias O’Brien, age on arrival, 25, per Hooghly (3) 1831, Tried at Waterford, 1830, 7 years, for Vagrancy. DOB, 1806, Native place, Clonmel Tipperary Co & Waterford Co. Single, Catholic. Trade, Cook All work.