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John Ellard was transported on the Sugar Cane, departing 12th Apr 1792 and arriving 17th Sep 1793 with 102 passengers.
Sugar Cane, was a 403 burthen ton merchantman and convict ship that was dispatched in 1793 from Ireland to Australia. She was launched in 1786 upon the Thames River. Under the command of Thomas Musgrave, she sailed from Cork, Ireland, on 12 April 1793, with 110 male and 50 female convicts. During the voyage a mutiny by the convicts was put down and a convict executed. She arrived at Port Jackson, New South Wales on the 17 September 1793. The Sugar Cane left Port Jackson for Bengal in late 1793.
Sugar Cane (generic)References
| Primary Source | NSW Gov Convict Records. |
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C1798: Married Bridget Nowland (Queen 1791) – Elizabeth born 1799, and others not listed. 1806 Census: John Ellard, Sugar Cane, self employed, free by servitude, Boatman Bridget Nowland, Queen, free by servitude, Lives with John Erratt. C1806-1810: John was listed in the muster of 1806. In a petition to the Governor in 1810, Bridget Nowland stated that the father of her children had drowned on a voyage to Howe Island.
Born - County Wicklow Ireland.