Patrick Laffan

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Summary

Born
Jan 1796
Conviction
Irish rebel
Departure
Jul 1827
Arrival
Nov 1827
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Patrick Laffan
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1796
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown

Crime

Crime: Irish rebel
Convicted at: Ireland, Limerick
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 19th Jul 1827
Ship: Eliza
Arrival: 8th Nov 1827
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Patrick Laffan was transported on the Eliza, departing 19th Jul 1827 and arriving 8th Nov 1827 with 194 passengers.

The Eliza was a 511-ton (later 538 ton) merchant ship built in British India in 1806. She made five voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia.

ElizaEliza (generic)

References

Primary SourceIrish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry.

Claims

"he is my family"

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 26th July 2025

Ireland National Archives. Ireland- Australia Transportation Database. Doc Ref: FS 1836 27. Date of Doc, 6/4/1836. Patrick Laffan. Convict’s wife, Catherine Laffan, requests a free passage to New South Wales.

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on 26th July 2025

NSW Convict Index. Patrick Laffan, per Eliza, 1827, Ticket of Leave, No 37/94. District, Patricks Plains; Born Lim Co; Trade, Labourer; Tried, Lim Co. Patrick Laffan, per Eliza, 1827, Conditional Pardon, 30 July 1847, No 47/693.

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on 24th July 2025

Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Patrick Laffan, age on arrival, 31, per Eliza II (1), 1827. Tried Limerick, 1827, Life, for Abduction or house breaking. Irish White Boy rebel. DOB, 1796, Native place, Limerick. Catholic. Married, 4 children. Servant Farm.