Convict Margaret Ellis - Convict Records

Summary

Born

Jan 1809

Conviction

Unknown

Departure

Oct 1834

Arrival

Mar 1835

Death

Mar 1862

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Personal Information

Name: Margaret Ellis

Gender: Female

Born: 1st Jan 1809

Death: 22nd Mar 1862

Age at death: 53

Occupation: Plain cook, house servant

Aliases: Margaret Pestell [Married]

Crime

Crime: Unknown

Convicted at: Lancaster, Liverpool Quarter Session

Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 30th Oct 1834

Ship: New Grove

Arrival: 27th Mar 1835

Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Margaret Ellis was transported on the New Grove, departing 30th Oct 1834 and arriving 27th Mar 1835 with 165 passengers.

385 - 490 ton vessel. The 1834 voyage to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Australia had 165 female transport women, 5 free women and 28 children. Five births during the voyage, 2 babes being stillborn. No deaths of adults. Ship Surgeon, Dr. George Rowe was replaced at Scilly, due to ill health, by David Thomson. Arrived VDL 27 March 1835.

New Grove (generic)

References

Primary Source	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 456
Source Description	This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro
Original Source	Great Britain. Home Office
Compiled By	State Library of Queensland
Database Source	British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

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on 8th October 2025

1835 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS Ellis, Margaret. Ship/free: New Grove. Marriage to: Parsons, Charles. Ship/free: Enchantress Permission date: 18 Nov 1835 CON52/1/1 Page 148 1838 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS Ellis, Margaret. Ship/free: New Grove. Marriage to: Elliott, William. Ship/free: Red Rover Permission date: 12 Nov 1838 & 28 Sep 1839 CON52/1/1 Page 46 1840 - Birth of Sarah Pestell, 21 October 1840. Baptised 11 January 1841. RGD32/1/3/ no 1572 1840 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS Ellis, Margaret. Ship/free: New Grove. Marriage to: Pestell, Daniel. Ship/free: Henry Porcher Permission date: 30 Nov 1840 1841 - MARRIAGE; Date of marriage: 11 Jan 1841 Daniel aged 23 years old & Margaret aged 30 years old Registered: Launceston 1862 - DEATH of Margaret Pestell. Aged; 49 years old Spouse; Daniel Pestell. Trade; Cook. Cause of death; Chronic Rheumatics & decay of nature. Date of death: 22 Mar 1862. Registered: Fingal 1885 - DEATH of Daniel Pestall aged 67 years old Trade; Carpenter. Cause of death; Dropsy Registered: Fingal. RGD35/1/54 no 689