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Transportation
English Corney was transported on the Asia 1, departing 12th Apr 1841 and arriving 21st Aug 1841 with 258 passengers.
Built by A Hall & Co at Aberdeen in 1818. A Brig of 536 tons. (Wikipedia) 1830 - Voyage. Asia from Ireland. Female Convict Ship; Stead; Master, Alexander Nesbit M.D. Surgeon Superintendent. Arrived in Sydney Cove 13 Jan 1830. Mustered - 186. Died on Voyage - 3. Disembarked - 1. Total Embarked - 200
Asia 1 (generic)References
| Primary Source | https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/ Tasmanian Names Index NAME_INDEXES:849230 RGD37/1/12 no 936 |
| 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
He was one of the two witnesses at the marriage, by licence, of Ann Corney (17) to farmer, George Henry Rolph (26), on 25 July 1853, in the Kensington Cemetery Chapel, Glenorchy.
English Corney was a son of John Corney and Elizabeth English, and he was transported for ‘Stealing 2 cows and 2 heifers’. English was 5’4 ½” tall, could read and write, ruddy complexion, brown hair and whiskers, grey eyes. His occupation was a Wheelwright and painter – employed as a painter on board. 24/8/1847: TOL 1/4/1851: CP English married Elizabeth Penfold on 6/12/1828, they had 5 children born in Hurstpierpoint, Sussex – his family arrived in Australia on 26/8/1849 per ‘William Jardine’. They then had 2 more children born in Hobart, John and Henry b13/3/1854. 16/8/1881: English died at Glenorchy, he was 76 years old and died of disease of the heart, Dropsey. 18/8/1881 The Mercury, Hobart: CORNEY.—On August 16, 1881, at O'Brien's Bridge, English Corney, aged 76 years. The funeral will leave his late residence, O'Brien's Bridge, THIS DAY, August 18th, at 3 o'clock, when friends are invited to attend. Elizabeth died in 1873 of Burns. 5/12/1873 The Mercury, Hobart: CORNEY - On December 3rd, Elizabeth Corney, wife of English Corney, of O'Briens Bridge, aged 67 years. The funeral will take place on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Friends are invited to attend. Brighton, Sussex, papers please copy.