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Cicely Mcgrady 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, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 |
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Convict Notes
Colonial Secretary Index. 1815 Aug 26 Female convicts transported in, assigned as servants (Reel 6045; 4/1733 p.15) List of Female convicts from Francis and Eliza and the persons to whom they were assigned. Date of Doc, 1815. Sarah McGrady, age 30, tried Antrim March 1814, Date of indenture, August 14 1815, to Elizabeth Cassiday, her mark X, resident at Rocks, witness Wm. Johnston.
1814 -New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Name: Cicely McGrady Age: 30. Estimated Birth Year: abt 1784 Date of conviction: Mar 1814. Place of Conviction: Antrim. 7 years Vessel: Francis and Eliza. Port of Arrival: Sydney. Date of Arrival: 8 Aug 1815 Native Place; Antrim Calling; House Keeper Offence; No details Height; 5 ft. Complexion; Florid Hair; Brown Eyes; Hazel 1818 - 6 Apr. Re permission to marry at Sydney. Page: 136 George Shirley. Free and Sarah McGrady. Convict per Francis and Eliza ** note Christian name is Sarah and not Cecily ** 1825 - New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, New South Wales. General muster. 1825 McGrady, Cecily F.S. Francis & Eliza. 1814. 7 years. F.S. WIFE to G Shirley