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Summary

Born
Jan 1820
Conviction
Stealing money
Departure
Sep 1845
Arrival
Dec 1845
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Ellen King
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1820
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Housemaid
Aliases: Ellen Hand/Hands [Married]

Crime

Crime: Stealing money
Convicted at: Ireland, Antrim
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 2nd Sep 1845
Ship: Tasmania
Arrival: 3rd Dec 1845
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Ellen King was transported on the Tasmania, departing 2nd Sep 1845 and arriving 3rd Dec 1845 with 138 passengers.

Built 1841 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 502 Tons.

TasmaniaTasmania (generic)

References

Primary SourceLibraries Tasmania. Index number: 40234. Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1409393. CON52/1/2 Page 381 RGD37/6 : 1847/1036

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Convict Notes

C H avatar
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on 22nd June 2025

King, Ellen Name: King, Ellen Record Type: Convicts Child: Hand, Martin Name Indexes child's father: Hand, Patrick Property: Cascades Female House of Correction Departure date: 2 Sep 1845 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Tasmania (2) Place of origin: Down Voyage number: 260 Child's birth: 22 Nov 1849 Child's baptism: 28 Nov 1849 Index number: 40234 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1409393 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1409393

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 17th August 2024

Place of origin: Down

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 8th October 2023

* Family. 2 brothers; John & William at Native place. * 4 years on the Town. * 9 January 1845 tried for Stealing Money from the person. * Aged 25 years old on arrival. * 30 April 1847. Permission to Marry Request. Patrick Hand per Ship; Richard Webb and Ellen King per Ship; Tasmania. 1847 - Married; 24 May 1847. Patrick's trade; Stone Mason 1849 - Birth of child ” MARTIN' Born on the 22 November 1849 and Baptised on the 28 November 1849. Parents; Patrick and Ellen Hans. in the Female House of Correction. * 10 January 1853. Certificate of Freedom.