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Voyage
Transportation
Ellen Lyons was transported on the Palambam, departing 23rd Mar 1831 and arriving 31st Jul 1831 with 122 passengers.
394 tons. 1831 voyage from Cork, Ireland to New South Wales, Australia. Capt. Willis. 114 female prisoners. Also 50 girls from the Foundling Hospital, Cork with 2 Matrons and their husbands and children. Also 4 female wives of convicts already in Australia and their children. Register of passengers currently being updated and not yet complete.
Palambam (generic)References
| Primary Source | NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842, Annotated Printed Indentures 1831 |
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Convict Notes
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Ellen Lyons, age 40, Per Palambam 1831, Tried 1830 at Cork, 7 years, for Robbery house. DOB, 1791, Native place, Cork. Widow, 1 child, Catholic, Trade, All work. --------------------------------------------- Cork Assizes Concluded. Ellen Lyons was indicted for stealing books, the property of Francis M'Carthy, Esq. Barrister ; and two books the property of W. R. Daltera Esq. F M’Carthy, Esq. sworn—l had the books in question in a bag in my study, and I found them afterwards with Mr. Collins. His property was proved. The prisoner was going through the market with the bag in her possession, in her defence she said she did not recollect how she came by the bag, and she was intoxicated was intoxicated. Cork Constitution, 26 Aug 1830. City convictions. ... Seven Years’ Transportation— ... Ellen Lyons, stealing books; Cork Constitution, 26 Aug 1830.
Convict Index. Ellen Lyons, per Palambam, 1831, Certificate of Freedom, 11 Nov 1837, 37/0915. Wife of John Kirk, per Atlas 1819, FBS (as stated on her CF).
Occupation: All work (see NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842, Annotated Printed Indentures 1831).