Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Jacob Turner 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 19 (12). Convict Annotated Printed 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
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.
Jacob and Sarah had 5 children: Charlotte Eliza 1835, Jacob 1836, Mary Ann 1838, William 1840 and John 1842. Charlotte Eliza married Edward Billett (Convict, 1828, "Sesostris"). The couple had 9 children.
Jacob was convicted of being part of the Swing Riots of 1830.He married Sarah Comber Skelton who immigrated on the "Layton" in 1833 at the age of 29, they married 27/03/1834 and had a daughter Charlotte Eliza Turner (1835-1912)