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Summary

Born
Jan 1826
Conviction
Stealing clothes
Departure
Jun 1849
Arrival
Sep 1849
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Ellen Kelly
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1826
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Housemaid
Aliases: Ellen Pierce [Aka]

Crime

Crime: Stealing clothes
Convicted at: Cork City
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 26th Jun 1849
Ship: Australasia
Arrival: 29th Sep 1849
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Ellen Kelly was transported on the Australasia, departing 26th Jun 1849 and arriving 29th Sep 1849 with 203 passengers.

Built 1847 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 500 Tons. Passenger/transportee's are currently being listed (incomplete at this date)

AustralasiaAustralasia (generic)

References

Primary Sourcehttps://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1408186

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 16th March 2026

CON15-1-6 Image 44 Status; Widow. 1 child on board. Mary aged 6 months Offence; Stealing 2 shirt ?? CON41-1-24 Image 171 Child Mary died 4 January 1850 at the D. Nursery.

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on 17th June 2025

Name: Pierce, Ellen Record Type: Convicts Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Cork Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 57248 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1426881 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1426881

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on 17th June 2025

Name: Kelly, Ellen Record Type: Convicts Also known as: Pierce, Ellen Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Cork Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 39060 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1408186 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1408186