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Transportation
Eliza Brinton/Nowlan was transported on the Australasia, departing 26th Jun 1849 and arriving 29th Sep 1849 with 203 passengers.
Built 1847 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 500 Tons. Passenger/transportee's are currently being listed (incomplete at this date)
Australasia (generic)References
| Primary Source | Tasmanian Archives - convict records/ linctas. Friends of the Orphan School. |
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Convict Notes
Name: Nowlan, Eliza Record Type: Convicts Employer: Chambers, William M.: 1851 Also known as: Brinton, Eliza Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Queens Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 53287 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1422817 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1422817
Name: Brinton, Eliza Record Type: Convicts Employer: Chambers, William M.: 1851 Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Queens Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 7340 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1375490 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1375490
aged 26yrs; married (widow - husband deceased 2 and half years); country servant; 5'2 3/4"; Roman Catholic. Native Place: Queens Co.,Ireland Mother: Mary Brothers: William, James & Patrick Two children. One child, Eliza or Elizabeth, on board with her. (ref. recorded in Convict Indent) Various work service assignments in the Colony. Some notes of misconduct and punishments. Her child, Eliza was admitted to the Queens Orphanage, New Town nr Hobart on 4 Oct 1849, aged 2 yrs 6mths (this was a requirement by the Govt., so that mothers were free to be able to work). Eliza's record is under the name "Braiton" or "Brereton" (perhaps recorded because of the Irish accent). Eliza also appears to have used the name Margaret. Eliza was discharged from the Orphan School on 1 May 1857 to the care of her mother, who was now a free person in the Colony. (ref. Orphan 439 SWD6,7 & 28) 6 Mar 1855: Application for permission to remarry - to William Griffiths (free). Did not proceed. 25 Dec 1855: Ticket of Leave granted. 13 May 1856: Application for permission to remarry - to Patrick Prenty. Approved. 2 June 1856: Marriage to Patrick Prenty at St. Andrew's Manse, Hobart Town, according to the rites of the Church of Scotland. Eliza is however recorded on the Register as "Elizabeth BRENTON alias Nowlan", full age, servant. Patrick PRENTY, full age, labourer. (Ref. 37/1/15 no. 377) (Patrick's name may in fact have been "Plenty" or "Prunty" or "Printy" as he does not appear in records, other than this marriage, as Prenty. 27 April 1857: Free Certificate issued.
Eliza BRINTON, also k/a NOWLAN (NOLAN) was convicted at Queens Co. Ireland on 27 Oct 1848 for stealing clothing. 1st conviction. 7yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship 'Australasia' arriving 29 Sept 1849.