Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Kiely 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.
Elizabeth (generic)References
| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Elizabeth - 1827 |
Claims
"Mary Kiely was my 5th great-grandmother."
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Convict Notes
Family connections for Mary (Kiely) are: KIELY Mary (Kiely) was born possibly in Waterford Ireland about 1797 & became a housemaid. She married Patrick (Ahern) & produced perhaps 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-Mary. She (surname Aheron) is recorded in 1828 with her family (child=Patrick) 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] 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. [Some details taken from this Website] Possible relation: Noted an Anstatia/Anstance (Keily/Kelly spelling different) 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] 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'
Source: National Archives, Ireland. Surname: AHERNE; First name: PATRICK; Sex: M; Place of trial: Clonmel, County Tipperary; Date of document: 1827; Description of crime: STEALING £25; Sentence: Transportation 7 years; Name of petitioner: Mary Aherne (alias Keily); Relationship of petitioner: Wife; Record reference code: PPC 3348; Comments: Convict was convicted with his wife for the same offence. States they have five children. Petitioning to be either released or permitted to take their children with them. Character references including a Parish Priest.
THE undermentioned Female Prisoners of the Crown have obtained Tickets of Leave in compliance with the Regulations of the 1st March, 1829, for good conduct in the situations respectively stated, viz. MERTON. Keiley Mary, Elizabeth(4), in service. NSW Govt Gazette, 27 June 1832.
Mary Kiely arrived in Piercefield, Upper Hunter, NSW with one child. The child was Patrick A'Hearn (or Aheron in the 1928 Census) and was under 1year old.
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Elizabeth - 1827 Indent No; 154 Name; Mary Kiely Age; 28 [1800] Catholic. Married, 4 children, 1 WITH HER Native Place; Waterford Trade or calling; Housemaid Trial where & Date; Stealing cultury - Tipperary - 31 March Sentence; 7 years Height; 5 ft. 2 1/2 in Eyes; Grey Hair; Brown Completion; Fair freckled Remarks; 32/710 Additional remarks noted against name; HUSBAND; Patrick Hearn convicted and expected 1832 - 21 July Ticket of Leave; 32/710. Torn up 4 July 1838. The holder being free 1834 - 1 May. Certificate of Freedom. 34/506. Age; 34. Wife of Patrick Ahern per Marquis Huntly 2. Free by servitude. HUSBAND; Patrick Ahern. Arrived per Ship; Marquis of Huntley - 1828. Refer; New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Ship; Marquis Huntley - 1828 Indent No; 70 Name; Patrick Ahern Age; 30 1828 - Census. No; 147. Aheron. P. Age; 30. Govt Serv. Servant to Wm Carter. No. 148. Aheron. Mary. Age; 30. Govt Serv. Washerwoman to Wm Carter. No; 149. Aheron. Mary. Age; 1 1/2 years. Came Free. ** spelling as per census **