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Crime
Transportation
John Hickey was transported on the Eliza, departing 19th Jul 1827 and arriving 8th Nov 1827 with 194 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 | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
Absconded. Hickey John, Eliza (3), 27-2531, 34, Tipperary, laborer, 5 feet 4¾, ruddy comp. brown to grey eyes, hazel eyes, nose inclined to right side, middle finger of right hand crippled, from Little Forest, since March 3. NSW Govt Gazette, 2 Apr 1834.
The following fifty-five to 7 years transportation— … Philip Gilbert, Michael Fox, Timothy alias Stephen Dwyer, John Hickey, Patrick White, for pig-stealing, . ... Limerick Chronicle, 18 April 1827.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. John Hickey, age 28, per Eliza II (1) 1827, Tried at Tipperary, 1827, crime, Stealing pigs. Sentence 7 years, Native of Tipperary, trade – Servant Farm, Catholic, Single. DOB 1808. -------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney. 21st Oct 1834. CERTIFICATES OF FREEDOM. THE undermentioned persons have obtained Certificates of Freedom since last publication : Eliza, 3. John Hickey; Sydney Herald, 27 Oct 1834.