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Anstatia Keily was transported on the Elizabeth, departing 27th Aug 1827 and arriving 12th Jan 1828 with 195 passengers.
1828 - Elizabeth arrived from Ireland with Female Irish Convicts. Total No Embarked; 194. Drowned on voyage; 1 Died on Board; 1. Total mustered 192 on arrival at Sydney Cove 12 January 1828. 16 Children on Board Walter Cock - Commander Joseph H Hughes - Surgeon Superintendent.
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| Primary Source | Mayberry, Peter; Irish Convicts to NSW 1788-1849 |
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Family connections for Anstatia (Keily) are: KELLY Anstatia/Anstance (Keily/Kelly) was born about 1808 & became a housemaid. She married firstly Martin (Barry) a soldier in 73rd Regiment. She was working for Ellen (Sullivan) at Dungarvan Waterford co.Ireland when tried for stealing cutlery cloak etc, on 4 11 1826, of her employer at Waterford also, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 12 1 1828 after a voyage of 4.5months on ELIZABETH; she was Catholic. She was assigned to John (Power). She was recorded in 1828 as Anstip (Kelly) at Hunters Hill with her employer John (Power) & his brother Michael. She had a second relationship with Michael (Power his first relationship) & produced 2children. She died in 1841 age about33 mother of 2known children. [Some details taken from this Website] Michael (Power) was born about 1793 & became a ploughman. He was tried for burglary at Waterford Ireland, sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 4 9 1825 after a voyage of 3.5months on LONACH; where he was assigned to his brother John at Lane Cove; he was Catholic. He was recorded in 1828 at Hunters Hill with his brother. He married secondly Jane (Crotty) on 16 1 1842. He died on 10 2 1863 age about70 father of 8children. [Some details taken from this Website] Possible relation: Noted a Mary (Kiely spelling different) was born possibly in Waterford Ireland about 1797 & became a housemaid. She married Patrick (Ahern) & produced at least 5children. She was tried w/her husband for stealing cutlery etc at Clonmel Tipperary co. on 31 3 1827, sentenced to 7years. She petitioned to take 5children with her. She arrived in NSW as a convict with 1child on 12 1 1828 after a voyage of 4.5months on ELIZABETHalso; she was Catholic fair freckled complexion brown hair grey eyes. She was sent to Piercefield Upper Hunter with her child. She (surname Aheron) is recorded in 1828 with her family as washer woman for William (Carter). She was issued her Ticket of Leave no.32/710 on 21 7 1832 & her Certificate of Freedom no.34/506 on 1 5 1834. She died about 1860 age63. [Some details taken from this Website] Patrick (Ahern) was born about 1798 perhaps at Waterford Ireland & became an agricultural labourer. He was tried w/his wife for theft of cutley etc at Clonmel Tipperary co. on 31 3 1827, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 30 1 1828 after a voyage of 4months on MARQUIS OF HUNTLEY; he was 5'9" fair complexion fair hair grey eyes-he was also described as 5'8.25" ruddy complexion dark brown hair dark hazel eyes-& Catholic. He was assigned to George (Windham) at Hunters River. He (surname Aheron) is recorded in 1828 with his family as servant for William (Carter). He was Free by Servitude by 1834. [Some details taken from this Website]Mary (Kiely) & Richard (Ahern) produced at least 5children: Noted also an Ann/e (Kelly) was born about 1810 & also arrived from Ireland on ELIZABETH in 1828. She married Joseph (Cone) emancipist widower overseer to William (Blackett) on 12 2 1830 at Holy Trinity Kelso-permission given by Government. [Some details taken from this Website] Joseph (Cone) was born about 1787. He was tried w/1other for stealing sheep of John (Woods) butcher of Lowestoft in 1816 at Suffolk Assizes. He was tried again w/1other for stealing hogs, in May 1822, of A (Raynor) of Lowestoft at Suffolk Assizes in August 1822, sentenced to 7years, held at Ipswich county gaol & hulk YORK at Gosport Hampshire & arrived in Australia as a convict on 4 3 1823 after a voyage of 6months on SURREY; he was Protestant. He became an overseer of livestock in 1823. He is recorded in 1828 with Ticket of Leave living with & employed as overseer by Thomas (Raine)-who farmed 'Rainham' property at Queen Charlottes Vale-at Bathurst. He was a widower & overseer to William (Blackett) in 1830. He was tried w/1other for stealing a calf, on 30 4 1834, of William (Lawson) of Boree at Sydney Supreme Court in Auguust 1834 & sentenced to Life. He was a farrier of North Tarmouth on Norfolk Island on 2 6 1841 when he absconded from his employer-he was described as 5?'9" dark ruddy complexion brown hair bald dark grey eyes. References: 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. Irene Schaffer & Thelma McKay 'Exiled Three Times Over! Profiles of Norfolk Islanders Exiled in Van Diemens Land 1807-1813' James Hugh Donohoe 'Norfolk Island 1788-1813-The People and Their Families' Reg Wright 'Forgotten Generation of Norfolk Island & Van Diemens Land'
I have written about my convict ancestor Michael Power (Lonach 1825) and his association with Anstatia Kiely and Jane Crotty. The story is on the Monaro Pioneers website. I'd appreciate any comments and corrections.
Anstance Kiely was placed at the bar for stealing a cloak and other articles from Ellen Sullivan, in Dungarvan, on the 4th November last—Guilty. To be transported for seven years. Waterford Mail, 15 Mar 1826.
Also on the 1828 Census and present at the ame property, was Michael Power, the brother of John. Michael had also been transported, for burglary and sentenced to Life. He arrived in 1825 from Waterford. [Page 305 Ref P1180] Power, Michael, GS, Lonach, 1825, Life. Michael and Anstatia had a defacto realtionship which resulted in two children, Ellen born 1829 and Michael born 1831. Anstatia died in 1842 and Michael did then marry another Irishwoman, Jane Crotty who came free in 1841 and they raised the two children born to Anstatia and also a family of their own.
In the colony, Anstatia was assigned to John Power (Convict, 1814, "Three beees"). She appears in the 1828 Census, held ijn the year of her arrival: [Page 219 Ref K0217] Keily, Anstip, 20, GS, Elizabeth, 1828, 7 years, Servant to John Power at Hunters Hill.
Anstatia was a housemaid in Waterford and was married to a soldier in the 73rd regiment, Martin Barry. She was only about 19 when tried for stealing cutlery from her place of work and sentenced to transportation for 7 years.