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Transportation
John Russell 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 | NSW Gov Records. Irish Convicts. "Myall Creek Massacre (entry AHD105869)". Australian Heritage Database. trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/tag?name=Myall+Creek+massacre |
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Convict Notes
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. John Russell, age 22, per Eliza II (1) 1827, Tried at Tipperary, 1827, crime, Stealing harness, sentence 7 years, 2 former convictions, Native of Tipperary, trade – Servant house groom, catholic, Single. DOB 1805. Executed for murder 1838, Sydney. --------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 3d June, 1834 CERTIFICATES OF FREEDOM. THE undermentioned persons have obtained Certificates of Freedom since last publication :— Eliza 3, John Russel Sydney Herald, 16 June 1834.
Head stockman and overseer at Archibald Bell’s station Bengari at the time of the Myall Creek Massacre. Received Certificate of Freedom June 3rd 1834. Strong powerfully built. One of the leaders of the gang (most likely second in command to John Henry Fleming)
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842. Ship: Eliza 3 No; 152 John Russell Age; 22 Est birth Year; 1805 Single; Religion: Native Place: Tipperary Calling; House Servant /Groom Date of Trial: Tipperary. 2 April 1827 Offence; Stealing Sentence; 7 years Height; 5 ft. 2 Inches Complexion: Ruddy Pock pitted Hair: Light Brown Eyes; Hazel Noted against his name; Executed for Murder 18 Dec 1838 Sydney 40/853
John Russell was Executed on 18 December 1838 with six other for his involvement in the Myall Creek Massacre:- Charles Kilmeister, James Oates, Edward Foley, John Russell, John Johnstone, William Hawkins and James Parry. The Myall Creek Massacre - took place near Gwydir River, in the central New South Wales district of Namoi, This involved the killing of up to 30 unarmed Indigenous Australians by ten white Europeans and one black African on 10 June 1838 at the Myall Creek near Bingara in northern New South Wales.[1] After two trials, seven of the 11 colonists involved in the killings were found guilty of murder and hanged at Sydney.
Born - Tipperary Ireland. Crime - Stealing harness. house groom. Executed for murder 1838 Sydney.