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Voyage
Transportation
Honora Connor was transported on the Palambam, departing 23rd Mar 1831 and arriving 31st Jul 1831 with 122 passengers.
394 tons. 1831 voyage from Cork, Ireland to New South Wales, Australia. Capt. Willis. 114 female prisoners. Also 50 girls from the Foundling Hospital, Cork with 2 Matrons and their husbands and children. Also 4 female wives of convicts already in Australia and their children. Register of passengers currently being updated and not yet complete.
Palambam (generic)References
| Primary Source | NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842, Annotated Printed Indentures 1831 |
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Convict Notes
There were two women named Honora Connor on the Palambam, both convicted in Cork. Difficult to work out which was which. ---------------------------------------------------------- City Court, Saturday. Ellen Sullivan and Honora Connor were indicted for stealing a cloak from Griffin. Guilty. Cork Constitution, 17 Aug 1830. ----------------------------------------------------------- CITY CONVICTIONS. ... Seven years Transportation: ... Ellen Sullivan and Honora Connor, stealing cloak; ... Cork Constitution, 26 Aug 1830.
From her certificate of freedom. Prisoner's No: 31/261. Year: 1831 (She was 20 years old at the time). Offence: stealing geese. Place of trial: Cork, Ireland. Date of trial: ? January 1831. Sentence: Seven years. Year of birth: 1811. Height: 5 feet 1 inch. Complexion: Fair ? freckled. Hair: Light brown. Eyes: Grey. General remarks: Nose a little crooked, small ? right side of neck, (cannot read the rest)
1831 - New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Ship; Palambam - 1831 Indent No; 62 Name; Honora Connor ** 2 by same name on board ** Reads. Single. Age; 20 years Height; 5 ft.2 in Eyes; Blue. Hair; Brown. Complexion; Sallow 1840 - Certificate of Freedom. No; 40/994 ** Possible BROTHER; John Connor arrived in the Colony per Ship; Norfolk - 1832. Indent No; 157. Name; John Connor Noted in John's Remarks; SISTER; Honora Connor in 1831. Unable to determine which Honora Collins is his sister.
Honora Connor, not to be confused with Honora Martha Connor who was also transported on the Palambam, was tried on 14 August 1830 at the City of Cork. Honora Martha Connor was tried on 7 January 1831 at Cork. Both were 20 at the time of transportation, both came from Cork, and both were single (see NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842, Annotated Printed Indentures 1831).