Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Edward Burney was transported on the Eden, departing 12th Mar 1842 and arriving 5th Jul 1842 with 281 passengers.
Built 1826 at London. Wood ship of 513 Tons.
Eden (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 21 (12). Tasmanian Archives, Conduct Record (CON33-1-22, image 23) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Conduct Record: aged 19, Roman Catholic, can read and write, Tried 7 Feb 1842, transported for stealing a pair of boots, Trade: ? & Blacksmith https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-22$init=CON33-1-22p23 Convict Indent: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON14-1-12$init=CON14-1-12P136
Stealing boots.
Edward and his wife Ellen (nee Kavanagh)and their first seven children settled in Canterbury, New zealand in 1873 or 1874. By 1875 they were living at Hurunui where another three children were born. The part of Hurunui in which they lived was known from the early 1880s as Medbury. Ellen Burney died there 8 December 1894.