Ellen Sheehan

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Summary

Born
Jan 1807
Conviction
Stealing corn
Departure
Jun 1831
Arrival
Sep 1831
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Ellen Sheehan
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1807
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Housemaid
Aliases: Sheahan

Crime

Convicted at: Ireland, Limerick
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 24th Jun 1831
Ship: Hooghley
Arrival: 27th Sep 1831
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Ellen Sheehan was transported on the Hooghley, departing 24th Jun 1831 and arriving 27th Sep 1831 with 186 passengers.

The Hooghley was built in London in 1819. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Hooghley in 1825, 1828, 1831 and 1834. 1831 Voyage - Hooghley. Shipping; Intelligence. ARRIVALS. From Cork, on Tuesday last, whence she sailed the 24th June last, the ship, Hooghley,309 tons, Captain Reeves, with- 184 female prisoners. Surgeon superintendent, James Ellis, Esq. this vessel brings out ten free settlers and 20 children, as steerage passengers. Source; The Sydney Herald. Mon 3 Oct 1831. Page 4. Shipping Intelligence.

HooghleyHooghley (generic)

References

Primary SourceIrish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry.

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 24th July 2025

Convict Applications to Marry John Neville, per Eliza 3, age 29, 7 years, Free; and Ellen Sheehan, per Hooghley (3), age 26, 7 years, Bond. Date of permission, 20 Jan 1837, Parramatta. Marriage not found.

Maureen Withey avatar
341
on 8th September 2024

Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Ellen Sheehan, alias Sheahan, age on arrival, 21, per Hooghly (3) 1831, Tried at Limerick, 1831, 7 years, for Stealing wheat. 1 former conviction. DOB, 1807, Native place, Limerick. Single. Catholic. Trade, House maid nurse maid.