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Voyage
Transportation
John Swailes was transported on the Elizabeth, departing 11th Aug 1820 and arriving 31st Dec 1820 with 173 passengers.
1828 - Elizabeth arrived from Ireland with Female Irish Convicts. Total No Embarked; 194. Drowned on voyage; 1 Died on Board; 1. Total mustered 192 on arrival at Sydney Cove 12 January 1828. 16 Children on Board Walter Cock - Commander Joseph H Hughes - Surgeon Superintendent.
Elizabeth (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 368 |
| 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
Colonial Secretary Index SWAILES, John. Per "Elizabeth", 1820; tailor 1821 Employed at Government House. Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3211; 4/1863 p.77)
At Northampton assizes, George King, for horse stealing, George Whitton, for burglary, Thos. Day, for larceny above 40s. house, Francis and John Swailes, for sheep stealing, John Billingham, for highway robbery, and Bailey Smith and Robert Cunningham, for house breaking, severally received sentence of death, but were all reprieved before the Judge left the town. Cambridge Chronicle, 10 Mar 1820.