Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
John Foley was transported on the Queen, departing 31st Mar 1791 and arriving 26th Sep 1791 with 156 passengers.
Queen (generic)References
| Primary Source | Mayberry, Peter; Irish Convicts to NSW 1788-1849. Smee, C.J. Third Fleet Families of Australia |
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Family connections for John (Foley) are: FOLEY (John (Foley) was born about 1772. He was tried for stealing a quilt at Dublin Ireland, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 9 1791 after a voyage of 5months on QUEEN. He married firstly Frances Elizabeth (Johnson) on 11 9 1815 at Windsor-not shown in Smees records. He is recorded in 1825 as Free by Servitude with Elizabeth (Johnson) at Windsor. He married secondly Kezia (Smith according to this Website entry) about 1833. He died on 20 4 1837 age65 father of 2known children. [Some details taken from this Website; where 2entries for the name are found] ++ [another John (Foley) was sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 16 2 1800 after a voyage of 6months on FRIENDSHIP. He applied to marry Frances (Johnson her first marriage) in 1816-according to this Website-& apparantly did so at St Matthews CofE Windsor. His Ticket of Leave was cancelled in 1830 for permitting his wife to live in a state of adultery with Samuel (Nixon).] [These details taken from this Website] ++ Elizabeth/Elizabeth Frances (Johnson) was born about 1796. She was tried at Surrey Quarter Sessions, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 18 6 1815 after a voyage of 6months on NORTHAMPTON. She was Free by Servitude by 1824 & had a second relationship with Samuel (Nixon his first (1of3) relationship) from about 1824. She is recorded in 1825 with John (Foley) at Windsor. She is recorded in 1828 with her family (Nixon) at Richmond. She died on 8 7 1860 age64 mother of 4children. [Some details taken from this Website] .. >>>John (Foley) married secondly Kezia (Smith her second marriage) about 1833. He died on 20 4 1837 age65 father of 2known children. Ke/azia/h (Smith) was born on 19 5 1798 & baptised on 8 9 1801 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She married firstly at age16 William (Aldridge) on 30 5 1814 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. She was recorded in 1828 as Louisa (Aldridge) with her family at Richmond. She died on 1 7 1870 age72 mother of 8children. [Details of Kezia (Smith)s family ar given BELOW.] .. John (Foley) & Kezia (Smith) produced 2children: 1.??? (Foley) was born about 1834?. 2.??? (Foley) was born about 1836?. Noted a Hugh (Foley) from Dublin is also on this ship. Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
John married Frances Elizabeth Johnson (Convict, Northampton, 1815) on 11 September 1815 at Windsor. No Issue. This relationship did not seem to last and they were both in new relationships a few years later. Frances was remarried in 1824 and John himself in 1833. He married Kezia Smith the daughter of Edward Turleigh Smith (Convict, Marquis Cornwallis, 1796) and Jane Maher (Convict, Britannia, 1797). The couple had two children in the next few years but John died in 1837.
John was aged 19 when transported to the colony. He had been sentenced of stealing a quilt and tried at Dublin.