Elizabeth Drake

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Summary

Born
Jan 1783
Conviction
Sheep-stealing
Departure
Jun 1848
Arrival
Oct 1848
Death
Oct 1848
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Personal Information

Name: Elizabeth Drake
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1783
Death: 14th Oct 1848
Age at death: 65
Occupation: Housemaid

Crime

Convicted at: Ireland, Kings County
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 16th Jun 1848
Ship: Kinnear
Arrival: 7th Oct 1848
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Elizabeth Drake was transported on the Kinnear, departing 16th Jun 1848 and arriving 7th Oct 1848 with 141 passengers.

Built 1834 at Yarmouth. Wood barque of 369 Tons. (Register of persons transported is not yet completed - currently being listed.) 1842 Voyage. OCT. 23. - Arrived the barque Kinnear, Lidderdale master, from Dublin 10th July, with 180 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent - G. J. Fox, Esq. The guard consists of Captain Bull (with Mrs. Bull, 4 children, and 1 female servant), and 30 rank and file of the 99th Regt., - 4 women, and 6 children. Colonial Times (Hobart) 25 Oct 1842.

KinnearKinnear (generic)

References

Primary SourceTasmanian Indents for Kinnear. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p16 and https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p17

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 2nd December 2021

Surgeon’s Journal of Her Majesty’s Female Convict Ship Kinnear, Mr J. G. Williams, Surgeon Between the 2nd May and 14th October 1848. Adm. 101-040-06 Put on sick list, 7th July, Eliz. Drake, age 62, convict, Disease: Atrophia (debilum), discharged 8th Oct. (Probably to hospital) -------------------------------------------------- https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON41-1-19$init=CON41-1-19p36 Conduct Record. Elizabeth Druke, Transported for Receiving stolen goods, never before convicted. Gaol report Good. Married. Stated this offence, Sheep stealing, no previous convictions, tried with my daughters, prisoners on board. Widow, Surgeon’s report, Good. Died in General Hospital, Hobart, 14 Oct 1848.

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 2nd December 2021

Tasmanian Indents for Kinnear. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p16 and https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p17 Elizabeth Drake, tried at Kings Co, 29 March 1848, 7 years, age 65, catholic, can neither read nor write, widow, 2 daughters on board. Offence: Sheep stealing, tried with my daughters Mary in Hospital. Surgeons Report: Good, Trade, House maid. Native of Kings Co. Remarks, Relations same as my daughters. -----------------------------------------------