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Transportation
Francis Burke was transported on the Hooghley, departing 5th Jan 1825 and arriving 22nd Apr 1825 with 194 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.
Hooghley (generic)References
| Primary Source | 1828 New South Wales, Australia Census (TNA Copy) for Francis Burke New South Wales General muster 1828 |
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New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849 New South Wales General muster A-L 1825 Was a government servant at Sydney The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842) Wed 16 May 1827 Page 1 Classified Advertising Principal Superintendent of Convicts' Office Sydney, May 10, 1827. THE undermentioned Prisoners having absented themselves from their respective Employments, and some of them at large with false Certificates, all Constables and others are hereby required to use their utmost Exertions in lodging them in safe Custody ; 1. Bourke, Francis, alias Foley, Hoogley, Clerk, 49, County Kerry, 5 feet 8, brown to grey eyes, brown hair, brown comp from Wellington Valley, lately in Civil Auditor's Office.
Age 42 5' 7 1/2" high hazel eyes brown hair and fair complexion