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George Ely was transported on the Waterloo, departing 21st May 1836 and arriving 6th Sep 1836 with 220 passengers.
1829 - Waterloo's first voyage arrived at Sydney Cove 9 July 1829. 180 Male Convicts. 2 Died on voyage. 7 sent to the hospital on landing. Total mustered; 171. Stephen Addison - Commander Michael Goodsire - Surgeon Superintendent [His wife was a passenger] 1842 - The Waterloo voyage of 1842 was wrecked on 28/8/1842. 189 people drowned, these being 143 convicts, 15 men of the 99th Regiment, together with 17 wives and children, the boatswain Mr. Chiverton, the sailmaker, the carpenter and 11 of the crew. Convicts were then received in Cape Town Prison from the wreck of the Waterloo, 2nd September 1842. They then completed their voyage to VDL per “Cape Packet” which arrived on 23/11/1842.
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| Primary Source | Australia Convict Annotated Printed Indentures; NSW 1837 General Muster and certificates. |
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Convict Notes
The Convict Indentures state that George Ely was 20 years old. He could read; religion Roman Catholic; status single and a native of County Tipperary. He was a farm boy. George was convicted of highway robbery on 4 August 1835 at County Tipperary and sentenced to life. He had no prior convictions. Physical attributes: Height 5 feet 5 inches; complexion dark and freckled; hair dark brown and eyes brown. Transport number 150. Prisoner number 36-1953. NSW 1837 General Muster states that George Ely was assigned to i) Hyde Park Barracks at Sydney and ii) to Richard Cox at William River. Arrested and imprisoned on 30 August 1840. Charged with being an accessory before robbery and attempt at murder. Charge discharged during the Circuit Trial on 16 September 1840. Reference: Goal and Description books, Newcastle. Received ticket of leave on 1 May 1847 (number 47/410) at Bathurst. Cancelled 3 May 1847 - hand written sentence difficult to understand. Spent 10 days in cells. Goal and Entrance Book at Parramatta - 7 August 1847 spent 48 hours in cells. Discharged 9 August 1847. Behaviour in goal - drunk. Comment on original Ticket of leave states that it was restored 2 December 1848.