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Voyage
Transportation
James Thorne was transported on the Eleanor, departing 15th Feb 1831 and arriving 26th Jun 1831 with 136 passengers.
Eleanor - 1841 Journey. Port of Hobart Town. Arrivals. - April 21 -the brig Eleanor, 257 tons, Mossman, from the Isle of France on her way to Sydney, with sugar and dates, and several cabin passengers. She has landed 14 male and 1 female prisoners. The Courier, 23 April 1841.
Eleanor (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 17 (11). Convict Annotated Printed Indentures 1831. |
| 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. Hulk Records. HO-9-9_4 (page 54/54.) Received from Dorchester, 4 Feb 1831. All tried at Dorchester, 10 Jan 1831, 7 years. For machine breaking. To NSW 5 Feb 1831. (All sent on the Eleanor.) Adam Thorne, age 21. Jas. Thorne, age 30 Abm. House, age 22. Chs. Symes, age 20. Jno. Legg, age 22. Jas. New, age 34. Chs. Coombs, age 24. Geo. Elkins, age 24. Hy. Elkins, age 34. Step. Hatcher, age 28. Hy. Spicer, age 21, tried for robbery. Jos. Pope, age 51.
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents Indent No; 40. Age; 21. Reads, Protestant. Single. Native Place; Dorset Trade; Milks, Reaps & Farm Labourer
The Convict Annotated Indentures for the Eleanor state that all the convicts on board were transported for machine breaking except for Thomas Davis (Warehouse breaking); George Smets (or Smits) (Receiving stolen iron) and Pierre Tuite or Pierce Tait (for embezzlement). The last three convicts were convicted at Graham’s Town on Cape of Good Hope. They joined the ship at Cape of Good Hope.