Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Mary Riley was transported on the Eliza, departing 3rd Nov 1829 and arriving 24th Feb 1830 with 118 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 | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 235 (120) |
| 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
Mary Riley was 37 years old on arrival in VLD and her native place was Drogheda, Ireland. Mary was transported for "Stealing money from the person". She had a previous conviction for the same offence. Could find no reference to 'Murder of a child". Mary was 5'2 1/4" tall, grey eyes, dark brown hair, pockpitted, wrinkled forehead, could read. Married to Phillip who was in the East Indies, she had 1 child. 16/10/1832: Mary died. Reported in the 1832 Muster.
Murder of a child