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Transportation
Samuel Russell was transported on the Eliza, departing 13th Jul 1822 and arriving 22nd Nov 1822 with 161 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 | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 187 (94) |
| 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 17/67/84. Date. 1822 Feb 1 – 1822 Mar 31. 1 individual petition (the prisoner) on behalf of Samuel Russell, lately a private in the West Suffolk Militia convicted at Bristol Quarter Sessions in 1822 of stealing fifteen pounds of feathers from his bed in his lodging. Letters confirming prisoner's good conduct and covering letter forwarding petition. Grounds for clemency: alleged crime took place in a public house generally filled by tenants of a low description. Prisoner served for nine years in the West Sussex militia. Honest man. Initial sentence: 7 years transportation. Annotated: Nil. MH38 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Committed to Bristol Gaol —Samuel Russell and Susan Russell, for sealing 30lbs feathers, the property of William Thomas. Bristol Mirror, 12 Jan 1822. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Colonial Secretary Index. RUSSELL, Samuel. Per "Eliza", 1822 1822 Nov 26 On list of convicts landed from the "Eliza" and forwarded to Emu Plains for distribution (Reel 6009; 4/3506 p.474)