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Transportation
Patrick Hennessy was transported on the Eliza, departing 10th May 1832 and arriving 6th Sep 1832 with 196 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
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Convict Notes
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Patrick Hennessy, age on arrival, 13, per Eliza II (4)(1832), Tried 1832 at Cork, Life for Highway robbery. DOB, 1819. Native place, Cork. Catholic. Single. Errand boy.
24/3/1832 Kerry Evening Post Kerry, Republic of Ireland: CORK ASSIZES CITY CRIMINAL COURT. Michael Linnehan, Patrick Hennessy, and George Cottor, three boys were indicted for assaulting Catherine Kenney, and stealing from her a thirty shilling note, a pound note, and some silver. The prosecutrix was going down Dingle-lane to the milk market last Thursday evening, between six and seven o'clock, and met the prisoners in the lane ; they caught hold of her and pulled her about ; she afterwards missed the money ; next morning a peace-officer discovered them at breakfast, and found £3 18s. on Hennessy. The Prosecutrix fully identified them. Guilty___sentence of death recorded, but recommended to mercy in consequence of their youth. No ships found for Michael Linnehan or George Cottor/Cotter. Patrick Hennessy was listed as 13 years old on arrival. Native Place: Cork. Patrick was literate, RC, Single, 4'9½" tall, ruddy ad freckled complexion, brown hair, hazel grey eyes, scar outer corner left eyebrow, scar left cheek, top joint little finger right hand disfigured. 1/7/1840: Sydney QS: Absconding and horse stealing from Robert Nichols Kent (looks like) Sydney. Absconded from Mr. Lawson, Bathurst, been with him 11 years 5'7", aged 24, still single. There was more but hard to read. https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/tas/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fARCHIVES_DIGITISED$002f0$002fARCHIVES_DIG_DIX:CON17-1-1/one Image 60 on his Indent to VDL. 1840: Sent to Norfolk Island. 1844: Arrived VDL per 'Lady Franklin'. 15//7/1857 The Courier, Hobart: CUNNING ROBBERY AT BRIDGEWATER.___On Monday a man who gave his name as Patrick Hennessy was charged before Mr. Tarleton, police magistrate at New Norfolk, with having stolen monies from the holl house at Bridgewater to some amount, under the following circumstances. It seems that some week or ten days since, Mr. Webb, the toll collector, and his two assistants, worked the bridge open to allow the Monarch steamer to pass, and Hennessy noticing that all the male persons belonging to the toll house were on the opposite side of the river to that building, entered the outer office as if to light his pipe, instead of doing which, however, he commenced emptying a drawer in which the cash was kept....cont..... he let some silver fall, was stopped by Mrs. Webb and then handed over to police.....cont. The prisoner was summarily tried and convicted, and was sentenced to three years' labour in chains. 22/3/1860: Representing himself to be free .. 9 months imprisonment with hard labour. 24/7/1861: Stealing a coat..18 month imprisonment with hard labour. Was described as an inveterate criminal who should not be at large. 12/12/1865: CP Have not found a date of death for Patrick.
List of runaway apprehended up to the 25th February from William Lawson Bathurst. Ship - Eliza