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Ellen Meade was transported on the Hooghley, departing 24th Jun 1831 and arriving 27th Sep 1831 with 186 passengers.
The Hooghley was built in London in 1819. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Hooghley in 1825, 1828, 1831 and 1834. 1831 Voyage - Hooghley. Shipping; Intelligence. ARRIVALS. From Cork, on Tuesday last, whence she sailed the 24th June last, the ship, Hooghley,309 tons, Captain Reeves, with- 184 female prisoners. Surgeon superintendent, James Ellis, Esq. this vessel brings out ten free settlers and 20 children, as steerage passengers. Source; The Sydney Herald. Mon 3 Oct 1831. Page 4. Shipping Intelligence.
Hooghley (generic)References
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Convict Notes
Catherine Ryan pleaded guilty of child stealing. Guilty. Seven year’s transportation, Ellen Meade, who pleaded guilty to a charge of larceny, received the same sentence. Limerick Evening Post, 18 March 1831. Mary Hogan, Ellen Meade, and Mary Callaghan, convicts in the County Limerick Gaol have been ordered to the Penitentiary House at Cork. Limerick Evening Post, 27 May 1831.
Absconded. Mead Ellen, Hooghley, No. 31-478, All Work, Limerick, 5 feet 4½, brown hair, light blue eyes, hazel comp. from John Kelley, Kissing Point, since the 23d Instant. NSW Govt Gazette, 29 May 1833.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Ellen Meade, alias Mead, age on arrival, 24, per Hooghly (3) 1831, Tried at Limerick, 1831, 7 years, for Stealing harness. DOB, 1807, Native place, Limerick. Single. Catholic. Trade, All work.