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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Joshua Edmondson was transported on the Eliza, departing 12th Dec 1849 and arriving 30th Apr 1850 with 60 passengers.
The Eliza was a 511-ton (later 538 ton) merchant ship built in British India in 1806. She made five voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia.
Eliza (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 112. Tasmanian Archives - convicts http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON37-1-6,394,46,L,80 |
| 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
Joshua Edmondson/Edmundson (proper name recorded as John Harrison) was convicted for stealing boots, at Bradford. 7yr sentence. Transported to Norfolk Island on the 'Eliza' arriving 03/04/1850. Woolcomber, aged 27yrs; 5'7"; Roman Catholic; read & write; single; native place - Shepton. Father - Peter Mother - Jane Siblings - Peter, Robert, Mary & Jane Norfolk Island 1850. Note in 1851 he was in hospital, lunatic asylum. Also at Port Arthur, Van Diemen's Land. Certificate of Freedom 18/10/1852.