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Voyage
Transportation
Daniel Hancock was transported on the Eleanor, departing 15th Feb 1831 and arriving 26th Jun 1831 with 136 passengers.
Eleanor - 1841 Journey. Port of Hobart Town. Arrivals. - April 21 -the brig Eleanor, 257 tons, Mossman, from the Isle of France on her way to Sydney, with sugar and dates, and several cabin passengers. She has landed 14 male and 1 female prisoners. The Courier, 23 April 1841.
Eleanor (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 17 (11) |
| 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
Daniel Hancock was one of 40 men – machine breakers – who sailed aboard the Eleanor to NSW. The machine breaking riots were caused by the poor harvests of 1829 and 1830, that raised the price of bread and caused increased unemployment. Hardship amongst the families of the country farm labourers was bad during the winter months when they were laid off by farmers, themselves going through economic difficulties. DANIEL came from Aldermaston, districe of Berkshire. He was assigned to K.M.Campbell in the County of Argyle. 31/5/1835: TOL Bungonia. Dec. 1837 Convict Muster Roll - residing at Inverary (Park). 2/3/1839: COF 1/10/1836: Royal Pardon Warrant. 11/11/1840: Married Ann Henley at Berrima/Sutton Forest, NSW. They had 9 children. Ann was born in Brede, Sussex in C1822 and died in 1890. Daniel was in Adelaide in 1849 when daughter Eliza Hancock was born, so some time after that Daniel moved to the Young district, NSW., where he built the Marengo hotel and then selected a property at Bendic Murrell. 20/3/1890: Daniel died at Young, NSW.