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Crime
Transportation
Benjamin Jackson was transported on the Eliza, departing 25th Jun 1828 and arriving 18th Nov 1828 with 159 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
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 427 (215) |
| 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
1834 - New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867 No; 34/146. Date 1 February 1834. Name: Benjamin Jackson Age: 31. Birth Year: 1803 Native Place: Yorkshire, England Arrival year: 1828. Vessel: Eliza Certificate Date: 1 Feb 1834 Native Place; Yorkshire Calling; Weaver Offence; Ware House Breaking Date of Trial: York. 19th February 1827 Sentence; 7 years Height; 5 ft. 2 inches Complexion; Dark Ruddy Freckled Hair; Brown Eyes; Hazel Grey Written across the Ticket; Torn up and canceled on the receipt form Liverpool in Letter dated 31 Aug 1835 the holder having died in Hospital Liverpool on 16 July 1834. --------------------------------- Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1814-2011 Liverpool St Luke. 27 February 1826 - 23 September 1838 Name; Benjamin Jackson. No 432. Abode; Liverpool Hospital When Buried; 1834. July 17th Age; 31 (Est date of birth 1803) Ships Name; Eliza Quality or Profession; Ticket of Leave, Lately residing at Irish Town By whom the Ceremony was preformed; Robert Cartwright