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Laurence Mcdaniel was transported on the Francis And Eliza, departing 15th Dec 1814 and arriving 8th Aug 1815 with 125 passengers.
The Francis & Eliza was built on the Thames in 1782 (345 tons). The Francis & Eliza and the Canada departed Cork in convoy on 5 December 1814.The Francis and Eliza was taken on 4th January by the American Warrior privateer. She was plundered before being given up and allowed to continue on the journey. Captain Harrison was removed on board the privateer, and detained many hours but was afterwards liberated and restored to his own ship. Captain Harrison later reported that while the ship lay at Sierra Leone, in the month of March, a terrible fever raged at that settlement, occasioning a mortality most dreadful.The Francis & Eliza and Canada sailed from Sierra Leone together for the Cape of Good Hope, where they arrived the 12th May and remained three weeks to refresh. Fifty-two male prisoners and sixty-five female prisoners arrived in Port Jackson on the Francis and Eliza on 8 August 1815. (Ref. Sydney Gazette 12/08/1815)
Francis And Eliza (generic)References
| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia, Settler and Convict Lists, 1787-1834 |
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Laurence married Catherine Neal in 1825. It is interesting to note that the cancellation of his ticket of leave coincides with the fall from grace of the surgeon Major West.
Laurence McDaniel was sentenced to Life at the Meath Assizes.
Colonial Secretary Index. MCDANIEL, Laurence. Per "Francis and Eliza", 1815. 1815 Aug 15 On list of convicts disembarked from the "Canada" and "Francis and Eliza" and forwarded to Parramatta for distribution (Reel 6004; 4/3494 p.141) 1818 Dec 3 Servant to M West, Surgeon. Petition for ticket of leave; as McDonald (Fiche 3187; 4/1855 p.172) 1825 Jul 15,19, Aug 1 Re permission to marry in the Roman Catholic Church (Reel 6064, 4/1787 pp.33, 65; Reel 6015, 4/3515 pp.86-7)
TICKET OF LEAVE CANCELLED. Francis and Eliza — Laurence McDaniel, for having in his possession a quantity of beef, for which he could not account. The Australian, 11 Oct 1826.