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Transportation
Ellen Connolly 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.
Hooghley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Non-Annotated Convict register and 1837 Settler and convict muster. |
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Convict Notes
NSW Convict Index. Ellen Connolly; per Hooghley 1831, Certificate of Freedom, 3 Aug 1839, No 39/1203.
Ellen Connolly for stealing on the 11th March, some Calico, the property of E Hickson of Clonakilty. Donovan, a the Calico under the Publican, deposed that the prisoner put while she was taking some porter, and the prosecutrix counter, identified the Calico by a particular mark which she had put on it. Guilty, and this being her second offence, his Lordship sentenced her to transportation for 7 years. Cork Constitution, 31 March 1831.
Incorrectly spelt surname. Should be Connolly not Conolly.
In the non-Annotated Convict Register it states that Ellen was 20 years old; she could neither read or write; Religion Catholic and trade a kitchen maid. Native place was stated but cannot read the handwriting maybe Ba..... Convicted of stealing calico and sentenced at Cork in March 1831 for years. Had one prior conviction for which she served 6 months. Physical attributes: Height 5 feet 0 1/2 inches; complexion ruddy and freckled; hair dark brown and eyes dark hazel. She was assigned to Mrs Barkus. This assignment confirmed in the 1837 muster. Transport number 165. Certification of freedom obtained in 1839. Number 39/1803.