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Transportation
Elizabeth Parker was transported on the Harmony, departing 12th May 1827 and arriving 27th Sep 1827 with 80 passengers.
Details for the ship Harmony Ship Name: Harmony Rig Type: S. Built: St. Johns Build Year: 1818 Size (tons): 373 Notes: Source:Website http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/index.php Original sources:Sources The National Archives (TNA) : HO 11/6, pp.491-497 Bateson, Charles & Library of Australian History (1983). The convict ships, 1787-1868 (Australian ed). Library of Australian History, Sydney : pp.360-361, 386
Harmony (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 175 (89) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/2/691827 Jan Prisoner name: Elizabeth Parker. Prisoner age: 16. Court and date of trial: Gloucester Summer Assizes [Gloucestershire] 1826. Crime: Larceny committed at Old Sodbury, Gloucester, June 1826. Initial sentence: Seven years' transportation. Annotated: 27 January 1827, refused. Petitioner(s): Elizabeth Rodrick of Saint Margaret's Leicester, the convict's mother. Grounds for clemency: Prisoner has been carefully brought up to be honest and industrious and of good character; she eloped and married against her mother's will; the robbery was committed by Thomas Parker and William George without Elizabeth Parker's knowledge; her youthful age and inexperience. Other papers: Character reference for Elizabeth Rodrick signed by 15 people of Saint Margaret's. Additional Information: In Gloucester Penitentiary.
Elizabeth Parker was listed as 17 years old on arrival. Native Place: Leicestershire. Occupation: Dairy girl. Elizabeth was 4'11¾" tall, fair ruddy complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes. Assigned to Robert Martin at Parramatta. 13/5/1828: Permission to marry John Merriman (Eliza 1822)- he was 24 and free - Elizabeth was 17 and on bond. 1828: Married at St Johns, Parramatta. John listed as MERRYMAN. No children or deaths found for either John or Elizabeth.