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Henry Harrison was transported on the Adelaide, departing 8th Aug 1849 and arriving 29th Nov 1849 with 304 passengers.
The 'ADELAIDE’ was built 1832 in Calcutta. Wood ship of 640 Tons. 1849 voyage: Departed London 17 Aug 1849. The convicted persons were then known as 'Exiles' because they had served part of their sentence in England and providing they were of good conduct were to be given a 'Ticket of Leave' or Conditional Pardon upon arrival in Australia. The 'Adelaide' arrived at Hobart, VDL on 29 Nov 1849 and disembarked 40 men. The ship then sailed to Port Phillip, Victoria but was refused entry and so sailed on to Port Jackson, New South Wales arriving there 24 Dec 1849. 1855 voyage: departed Portland, England on 19 April 1855, arriving Fremantle, Western Australia on 18 July 1855. 260 convicts, 1 death. The ship also carried 30 Pensioner Guards and their families.
Adelaide (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 98 |
| 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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Henry Harrison descendants.cutmore, green, Munro,daley, Connors,landsbough.
Henry's parents are George Harrison & Mary Anne Greenway also known as "Hannah".
Leamington Spa Courier Warwickshire, England 3 Apr 1847 WARWICKSHIRE SPRING ASSIZES Crown Court.— Before Mr. Justice Patteson. Leonard Harrison, Henry Harrison, and Eliza Warner, were indicted for having stolen at Warwick, on the 23rd of February last, three spades and two shovels, belonging to Wm. Tyrrall. The female was defended by Mr. O'Brien ; she was acquitted. The other two prisoners were each transported for seven years.
Birth date is Circa. The Adelaide arrived in Hobart on 29th November where 40 men were disembarked. The ship sailed on to Port Phillip but was refused entry and eventually arrived in Port Jackson on 24 December 1849. Henry Harrison was disembarked in Sydney. 1849: TOL Scone. Henry was the great-grandfather of Inverell Aboriginal elder Elizabeth Connors and the descendent of many Aboriginal families across the region. He was one of the last transported English convicts, and settled in the Wellingrove area, married an Aboriginal woman and lived among the Indigenous population. 20/5/1913: Henry Harrison died at Wellingrove, NSW. 22/6/1913 The Cobar Herald, NSW: Old -Convict Days. -There recently passed away at Wellingrove, Inverell district, in the person of Henry Harrison, one of the few remaining convict survivors of the early days of transportation. Harrison, who was ninety six years of age, was sent out here abut 78 years ago for housebreaking in Warwickshire and had lived in Wellingrove district for fully 70 years. He was given a good character by old residents as a hard-working, honest man. The escapade which led to his transportation was his first and last lapse into crime. He lived with the aborigines for over 60 years and his 'wife' was a full blooded aboriginal who died 35 years ago. He has 61 living descendants nearly all of whom are living in Inverell and Tingla districts. After his wife's decease he seemed to have the single ambition of bringing up his family as respectably as possible, and in later years, long after he had entered his dotage and was practically helpless, it was an education to observe the care and attention he received from the hands of his descendants. He was buried in Wellingrove cemetery.