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Ellen Mcknight

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Summary

Born
Jan 1822
Conviction
Stealing clothes
Departure
Jun 1849
Arrival
Sep 1849
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Ellen Mcknight
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1822
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Country servant
Aliases: Ellen Daley [Married]

Crime

Crime: Stealing clothes
Convicted at: Ireland, Limerick Assizes
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 26th Jun 1849
Ship: Australasia
Arrival: 29th Sep 1849
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Ellen Mcknight was transported on the Australasia, departing 26th Jun 1849 and arriving 29th Sep 1849 with 203 passengers.

Built 1847 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 500 Tons. Passenger/transportee's are currently being listed (incomplete at this date)

AustralasiaAustralasia (generic)

References

Primary Sourcehttps://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1418089

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 25th March 2026

CON41-1-24 Image 146 Offence; Stealing Caps & Stockings 1851 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS Name: Mcnight, Ellen. Ship/free: Australasia Marriage to: Kelly, Patrick, Ship/free: Free Permission date: 15 Apr 1851. REFUSED; Unable to support a wife. CON52/1/3 Page 263 1851 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS Name: Mcnight, Ellen. Ship/free: Australasia Marriage to: Daley, John. Ship/free: Free Permission date: 4 Nov 1851 - MARRIED; 1 Dec 1851 CON52/1/3 Page 121 1851 - MARRIAGE; 1 Dec 1851 Ellen aged 30 & John aged 45. Registered: Hobart 1854 - BIRTH of Name: Daley, Ann. Date of birth: 26 Nov 1854 Registered: Hobart. RGD33/1/5/ no 1634

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on 17th June 2025

Name: Mcknight, Ellen Record Type: Convicts Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Limerick Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Police number: 1050 Index number: 46820 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1418089 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1418089