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Peter Higgins was transported on the Francis And Eliza, departing 15th Dec 1814 and arriving 8th Aug 1815 with 125 passengers.
The Francis & Eliza was built on the Thames in 1782 (345 tons). The Francis & Eliza and the Canada departed Cork in convoy on 5 December 1814.The Francis and Eliza was taken on 4th January by the American Warrior privateer. She was plundered before being given up and allowed to continue on the journey. Captain Harrison was removed on board the privateer, and detained many hours but was afterwards liberated and restored to his own ship. Captain Harrison later reported that while the ship lay at Sierra Leone, in the month of March, a terrible fever raged at that settlement, occasioning a mortality most dreadful.The Francis & Eliza and Canada sailed from Sierra Leone together for the Cape of Good Hope, where they arrived the 12th May and remained three weeks to refresh. Fifty-two male prisoners and sixty-five female prisoners arrived in Port Jackson on the Francis and Eliza on 8 August 1815. (Ref. Sydney Gazette 12/08/1815)
Francis And Eliza (generic)References
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1828 NSW Census Index. Peter Higgins, age 70, G.S. Frs & Eliza, 1815, 14 years, Catholic, Invalid, Rooty Hill, Melville district.
Convict Index. Peter Higgins, Francis and Eliza, 1815, Colonial Pardon, 1 Sep 1831. Peter Higgins, Francis and Eliza, 1815, Certificate of freedom, 15 Sep 1831. 31/0982. AP (1 Sept 1831) ------------------------------------------------- Convict Application to Marry. Peter Higgins, Francis & Eliza, age 73, 14 years, Free; and Margaret Flaherty, Asia 7, age 47, Life, Bond; Date of Permission, 7 Nov 1832, Parramatta, Revd. S. Marsden.
Absconded. Flaherty Mary, 48, Asia (7), No. 30-174, King’s County, All-work, 4 feet 10½, ruddy comp. brown to grey hair, hazel eyes, from Peter Higgins, her husband, since 13th Instant. NSW Govt Gazette, 26 June 1833. -------------------------------------------------- NOTICE. THIS is to give notice, that MARGARET HIGGINS, my lawful Wife, who is a prisoner for life, has absconded from her home without any just cause of complaint; I hereby caution the Public against giving her any credit on my account, as I will not be answerable for any debts she may contract after this date, PETER HIGGINS. 1st July, 1833. Sydney Gazette, 2 Jul 1833.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Peter Higgins, age on arrival, 56, per Francis and Eliza, (1815), Tried at Longford Co., 1814, 14 years, DOB, 1759, native place, Longford, Labourer. ---------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. HIGGINS, Peter. Per "Francis and Eliza", 1815. 1815 Aug 15 On list of convicts disembarked from the "Canada" and "Francis and Eliza" and forwarded to Liverpool for distribution (Reel 6004; 4/3494 p.141) 1818 Dec 1 Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3186; 4/1855 p.136) 1823 Apr 14-May 8 To be transported for life. In reports of prisoners tried at Court of Criminal Jurisdiction (Reel 6023; X820 p.99) 1823 May 14 Prisoner in Sydney Gaol. Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3232; 4/1869 p.91) 1823 May 14 On lists of prisoners transported to Port Macquarie per "Sally" (Reel 6019; 4/3864 pp.45, 406-7) ------------------------------------------------------ Criminal Court. Monday. Peter Higgins was found Guilty of cattle-stealing. Remanded. Wednesday. The following prisoners, who had been convicted during the session, were now brought up for sentence :- ... Peter Higgins, ... - TRANSPORTATION FOR LIFE. Sydney Gazette, 8 May 1823. ----------------------------------------------------- Convict applications to Marry. Peter Higgins, per Francis and Eliza, age 73, 14 years, Free; and Margaret Flaherty, per Asia 7, age 47, Life, Bond. Date of application, 7 Nov 1832, Sydney, Revd. S. Marsden.