Elizabeth Nowlan

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Summary

Born
Dec 1802
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Mar 1831
Arrival
Jul 1831
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Elizabeth Nowlan
Gender: Female
Born: 31st Dec 1802
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Housemaid
Aliases: Nolan

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Ireland, Wicklow
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 23rd Mar 1831
Ship: Palambam
Arrival: 31st Jul 1831
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Elizabeth Nowlan was transported on the Palambam, departing 23rd Mar 1831 and arriving 31st Jul 1831 with 122 passengers.

394 tons. 1831 voyage from Cork, Ireland to New South Wales, Australia. Capt. Willis. 114 female prisoners. Also 50 girls from the Foundling Hospital, Cork with 2 Matrons and their husbands and children. Also 4 female wives of convicts already in Australia and their children. Register of passengers currently being updated and not yet complete.

PalambamPalambam (generic)

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 30th April 2026

Convict Permission to Marry. William Knott, per Admiral Gambier, age 43, Life, T. of L; and Elizabeth Nowlan, per Palambam, age 30, 7 years, Bond. Date of Permission, 16 Oct 1833, Sydney. (No marriage took place) Convict Permission to Marry. Charles Leonard, per Castle Forbes, age 43, 7 years, Free; and Elizabeth Nowlan, per Palambam, age 31, 7 years, Bond. Sydney. NSW BMD Marriage Reg: 2697/1834. Charles Leonard and Elizabeth Nowland, JA district. (Presbyterian, Sydney, Scots Church) NSW Convict Index. Elizabeth Nowlan, per Palambam, 1831, Certificate of Freedom, 10 Dec 1836, No 36/1274. Wife of Charles Leonard, per Castle Forbes, 1820 fbs (as stated on her CF)

Nell Murphy avatar
108
on 20th May 2017

Elizabeth NOWLAN was convicted at Wicklow, Ireland in 1829 for stealing feathers. 7yr transportation sentence. Sent to New South Wales, Australia per the ship 'Palambam' arriving 1831. Aged 28yrs; single woman; Roman Catholic; kitchen maid. Native place of birth: Wicklow, Ireland.