Eliza Doyle

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Summary

Born
Jan 1820
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Mar 1844
Arrival
Jul 1844
Death
Jan 1847
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Personal Information

Name: Eliza Doyle
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1820
Death: 1st Jan 1847
Age at death: 27
Occupation: Laundress

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Ireland, Dublin
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 7th Mar 1844
Ship: Greenlaw
Arrival: 2nd Jul 1844
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Eliza Doyle was transported on the Greenlaw, departing 7th Mar 1844 and arriving 2nd Jul 1844 with 113 passengers.

GreenlawGreenlaw (generic)

References

Primary Sourcehttps://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-2$init=CON15-1-2p314

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Convict Notes

C H avatar
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on 18th June 2025

Name: Doyle, Eliza Record Type: Convicts Departure date: 7 Mar 1844 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Greenlaw Place of origin: Carlow Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 234 Index number: 19949 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1388528 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1388528

Dianne Jones avatar
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on 18th February 2021

The following three entries appear on her Conduct Record: 1846, 14 December: Disobedience of orders (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON41-1-2$init=CON41-1-2p27). 1847, 26 June: “Delivered of an illegitimate child at the Brickfields Depot” (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON41-1-2$init=CON41-1-2p27). 1847, 3 July: Eliza’s child “died of convulsions” (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON41-1-2$init=CON41-1-2p27). --- 1847, 30 October: Eliza DOYLE, 24, per Greenlaw – bond, Protestant – was buried in the grounds of the Prisoners’ Barracks, at Hobart, having been a patient in the General Hospital at Hobart. The ceremony was performed by Wm Hesketh (see https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/ Resource RGD34/1/2 no 1614). Note: Her age at death should be 27, according to her Conduct Record (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-2$init=CON15-1-2p314).

Dianne Jones avatar
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on 18th February 2021

1844, 2 July: On arrival in VDL per Greenlaw, Eliza DOYLE, a house and plain laundress from Carlow, was 24, single, Protestant and could read. She was 4’10½” tall with a freckled complexion, dark brown hair and hazel/grey eyes. The ship’s surgeon reported her to be in “exceedingly good” health (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON41-1-2$init=CON41-1-2p27).

Dianne Jones avatar
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on 18th February 2021

1843, 20 October: Eliza DOYLE was tried at Dublin County Court for stealing wearing apparel, the property of Mr Eustace in Kingstown. She had been convicted six times before – including for stealing potatoes (14 days’ jail), stealing clothes (3 months) and theft (14 days).