Summary
Personal Information
Transportation
William Maher 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.
Eliza (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
Convict record: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON33-1-60/CON33-1-60P151
28 Nov 1854 - executed: Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for the murder of his wife Catherine Maher at Brown's River, Kingborough 30 Oct 1854 Trial for murder https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/SC32-1-7/SC32-1-7_0206 Sentencing: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/SC32-1-7/SC32-1-7_0210
NSW 1828 Census Index. William Maher, aged 26, G.S. per Eliza, 1827, 7 years, catholic, Prisoners Barracks Liverpool.
CONVICTIONS IN CLONMEL. The following is the Rule of Court — … The following fifty-five to 7 years transportation— … William Maher, ... for stealing clothes, Limerick Chronicle, 18 April 1827.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. William Maher, age on arrival, 24, per Eliza II (1), 1827. Tried Tipperary, 1827, 7 years, for Stealing clothes. DOB, 1803, Native place, Tipperary. Catholic. Single. Shoemaker perfect.