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Phillip Kirk was transported on the Francis And Eliza, departing 15th Dec 1814 and arriving 8th Aug 1815 with 125 passengers.
The Francis & Eliza was built on the Thames in 1782 (345 tons). The Francis & Eliza and the Canada departed Cork in convoy on 5 December 1814.The Francis and Eliza was taken on 4th January by the American Warrior privateer. She was plundered before being given up and allowed to continue on the journey. Captain Harrison was removed on board the privateer, and detained many hours but was afterwards liberated and restored to his own ship. Captain Harrison later reported that while the ship lay at Sierra Leone, in the month of March, a terrible fever raged at that settlement, occasioning a mortality most dreadful.The Francis & Eliza and Canada sailed from Sierra Leone together for the Cape of Good Hope, where they arrived the 12th May and remained three weeks to refresh. Fifty-two male prisoners and sixty-five female prisoners arrived in Port Jackson on the Francis and Eliza on 8 August 1815. (Ref. Sydney Gazette 12/08/1815)
Francis And Eliza (generic)References
| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia, Settler and Convict Lists, 1787-1834 |
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Convict Notes
Colonial Secretary Index. KIRK, Philip. Per "Francis and Eliza", 1815. 1818 May 28 Re transport of Kirk to Van Diemen's Land to join wife (Reel 6006; 4/3498 pp.252-263) -------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Record. Convict Conduct Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-23$init=CON31-1-23p193 No 49. Philip Kirk Francis & Eliza & Castlerh. Just 1 entry: 1815 Aug 15 On list of convicts disembarked from the "Canada" and "Francis and Eliza" and forwarded to Parramatta for distribution (Reel 6004; 4/3494 p.141)