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Transportation
John Burke 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 John, Eliza (6), labourer, to John Maxwell, Bathurst NSW Govt Gazette, 5 Dec 1832.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. John Burke, alias Bourke, age on arrival, 30, per Eliza II (4)(1832), Tried 1832 at Galway, Life for White Boy. Irish White Boy rebel. DOB, 1802. Native place, Galway Co. Catholic. Single. Reaper labourer.