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Transportation
Ellen Odea was transported on the Elizabeth, departing 27th Aug 1827 and arriving 12th Jan 1828 with 195 passengers.
1828 - Elizabeth arrived from Ireland with Female Irish Convicts. Total No Embarked; 194. Drowned on voyage; 1 Died on Board; 1. Total mustered 192 on arrival at Sydney Cove 12 January 1828. 16 Children on Board Walter Cock - Commander Joseph H Hughes - Surgeon Superintendent.
Elizabeth (generic)References
| Primary Source | Warrants of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
Ireland National Archives. Ireland-Australia Transportation Database Doc Ref: PPC 2758. Doc Date: 13/4/1826. Petitioner Name, Ellen Dea, convict. Imprisonment Place: Limerick. Sentence, Transportation for 7 years. Crime Description: Stealing a few pieces of bacon. Convict is the wife of Patrick Dea, a labourer in Limerick city and has five children with one on the way.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Ellen O’Dea, alias O’Day, age on arrival, 41, per Elizabeth II (2), 1828. Tried 1826, at Limerick, 7 years for stealing meat. DOB, 1787, native place, Limerick. Married, 2 children, 1 child with her; & brother Patrick Lynch arrived per Asia V (2) 1831. Catholic. Trade, Washer woman house maid.
ADM 101/24/31827-1828 Medical and surgical journal of the Elizabeth convict Ship, for 6 July 1827 to 26 January 1828 by Joseph H Hughes, Surgeon, during which time the said Elizabeth was employed in transporting female convicts from Ireland to Sydney, New South Wales. Folios 10-11: Michael O'Dea, child of Ellen O'Dea; disease or hurt, a sore mouth with a painful swelling inside the right cheek and of the gums. Put on sick list, 6 November 1827. Discharged, 7 December 1827. His mother had held him back some days from seeing the Surgeon, saying he was merely poorly. Found to have been neglected by his mother, his teeth falling out with a thick, tenacious mucus emitting a fetid smell, and he seemed to be in pain. The alveolar processes came loose. The illness attributed by the Surgeon to neglect of cleanliness by his mother and a tendency to scurvy.
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Indent No; 111 Name; Ellen Odea Age; 41 years. Married - 2 children. ONE with her Native Place; Limerick Trade or calling; Washes & house maid Offence; Stealing meat Trial; Limerick - 14 March 1826. Height; 5 ft. 4 in 1828 - New South Wales, Australia, Wives & Children of Irish Convicts. Name Michael O'Dea Ship Departure Year 1828 Arrival Place New South Wales, Australia Ship Elizabeth II Remarks Age 3 years mother convict on board Page number 258 1831 - BROTHER; Patrick Lynch arrived in the Colony per Ship; Asia - 1831. Refer Indent; Indent No; 107. Name; Patrick Lynch Noted in his Remarks; SISTER; Ellen Odea, 8 years ago © 1997-2025 Ancestry