Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Eliza Molyneaux was transported on the Minerva, departing 18th Aug 1839 and arriving 26th Dec 1839 with 119 passengers.
The Minerva was built at Lancaster, England in 1804. 4 voyages bringing convict transportees to Australia.
Minerva (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. |
Claims
"Eliza was married to John Facey, brother of my Great-Great-Grandmother, Hannah Facey"
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Convict Notes
NSW Convict Index. Eliza Molyneaux, per Minerva, 1839, Certificate of Freedom, 4 July 1846, No 46/0653. Wife of John Facey, per Lord Lynedock, 1833, (as stated on her CF).
Eliza Molyneaux was born 1823 in Cork Ireland, to William Molyneaux and Susan Murphy. She was transported as a convict in 1839 on board the convict ship “the Minerva II” after being sentenced to 7 years for stealing a piece of cloth at the age of 16. She married John Facey (also a Convict) on the 2nd of November 1843 and required an NSW Convict Application to Marry. She was Married in Glebe NSW at the age 20 years. Her name on the Application was Eliza Molyneaux. Eliza received her Freedom Papers on the 4th of July 1846 aged 23.
National Archives. ADM 101/54/6B. Medical journal of the convict ship Minerva, for 18 August to 26 December 1839 by Patrick Magovern, Surgeon and Superintendent, during which time the said ship was employed in a voyage from Dublin to Sydney, New South Wales. Folio 10: Elizabeth Molyneux, aged 20; convict; case number 16; sick or hurt, contusio; put on sick list, 2 December 1839 at sea, discharged 9 December 1839.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Eliza Molyneaux, age on arrival, 16, per Minerva II (2) 1839. Tried, 1839 at Cork City, 7 years, for Stealing cloth. DOB, 1823, Native place, Cork City. Catholic. Single. Trade, None. CF 46/653.