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Elizabeth Nowlan was transported on the John Calvin, departing 24th Jan 1848 and arriving 18th May 1848 with 92 passengers.
Built 1839 at Greenock, Scotland. Wood barque of 510 Tons. The 1848 voyage with Irish female convicts. The John Calvin, with 171 female convicts, arrived yesterday. She left London on the 26th December, and went to Kingston, when she took on board her prisoners, and left on the 24th January. There have been four deaths on board and three births, one infant still born. She did not touch any where and spoke no vessels for this place. Hobart Town Advertiser, 19 May 1848.
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Convict Notes
UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals - Case No; 4. Name; Elizabeth Nowlan aged 2 months old taken ill the 6 March 1848 and discharged well 10 same month Disease; Convulsions Surgeons Notes; 'Unusually large frame and born on bord the ship the 25 January 1848, the first night sailing from Kingston, the labour being natural and terminating after about half a dozen moderately severe pains a remarkably fine child and apparently healthy, continued to improve, the mother having an abundance of milk till the morning of the 6 March when called to attend and found it suffering with strong convulsions..... No; 173. Aged; 30 years old Offence; Stealing Potatoes Trade; General Servant, Status; Single - 3 children [2 children on board] 1848 - 25 Jan. Birth of Nolan, Given Name Not Recorded. Mother; Elizabeth Nolan. 1849 - Elizabeth Nowlan aged 4 months. Child Elizabeth died 21 Feb 1849 1850 - Delivered of an illegitimate child 14 Jan 1850 at the Cascades Factory. The said child died on the 28 January 1850. Name of child Ephraim Nowlan 1851 - 15 July - Ticket of Leave 1852 - 28 Nov Married John Anderson per ship William Jardine 1854 - 5 July. Certificate. Hobart Town. 1858 - Friends of the Orphan Schools Orphan Number: 66 Orphan: George ANDERSON Mother: NOLAN, Elizabeth Father: ANDERSON, John Mother's ship: John Calvin Father's ship: Age when admitted: 5yrs Date admitted: 17 Oct 1858. Date discharged: 7 Dec 1866 Institution(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: Thomas Cole, Deloraine Remarks: won Church of England prize Jan 1863 References: SWD26/3,32/1 1884 - New Town Charitable Institute: Name: Anderson, Elizabeth. Ship to colony: John Calvin POL709-1-20 page 43 (27 Feb 1884 to 28 Feb 1884) POL709-1-24 page 76 (23 Jan 1890 to 08 May 1893) - Discharged to her son