Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Eliza Protheroe was transported on the Mellish, departing 27th May 1830 and arriving 22nd Sep 1830 with 118 passengers.
1830 - From the Surgeons Notes. General Remarks of the Medical Journal. Number of Women and Children on Board. Total Women including Free women; 132 with a total of 61 Children
Mellish (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 365 (185) |
| 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
Eliza PROTHEROE was convicted at Middlesex, London on 14 Jan 1830 for stealing from the person. Life sentence. Transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the 'Mellish' arriving 23 Sept 1830. Married woman, 2 children. Van Diemen's Land: workplace assignments 9 May 1831 at Capt. Bateman's - being drunk and insolent to her Mistress. 6 days in cells, on bread & water. Further records of misconduct. 21 Dec 1831: Application for permission to marry - to Isaac Prail (to whom she had been assigned). Approved. 26 March 1832: Married to Wm Isaac Prail (free) at Hobart. Eliza, widow, convict per Mellish. (ref. 36/1/2 no. 1816) 3 Feb 1841: Conditional Pardon approved. No. 2887. 1845: Pardoned - in Australian colonies, not including Europe.