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Transportation
Michael Phelan was transported on the Eliza, departing 19th Jul 1827 and arriving 8th Nov 1827 with 194 passengers.
The Eliza was a 511-ton (later 538 ton) merchant ship built in British India in 1806. She made five voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia.
Eliza (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
ERROR ABOVE. Looking at Moreton Bay convict Records, Michael Whelan, who arrived per Eliza 3, and who was sentenced to death for Cattle stealing at Sydney, 28 Nov 1828, (originally sentenced to Death, commuted to 14 years). His original sentence was at Dublin, in 1826, for stealing sheep, and is not Michael Phelan.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Michael Phelan, alias Whelan, age on arrival, 22, per Eliza II (1), 1827. Tried Limerick Co, 1827, Life, for Stealing sheep. 2 former convictions. DOB, 1805, Native place, Limerick. Catholic. Single, Farm man. Remarks: Norfolk Island, Moreton Bay, 14 years under name Whelan.