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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Elizabeth Wallis was transported on the Henry Wellesley, departing 17th Jul 1837 and arriving 22nd Dec 1837 with 140 passengers.
304 ton ship built in India in 1804.
Henry Wellesley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 98 |
| 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
Elizabeth Wallis arrived per Henry Wellesley on 22 December 1837 at Sydney NSW. The convict indent for this ship recorded: age 20 years, education Reads, religion Protestant, single; born at Southampton, employment kitchenmaid, she was tried at Wilts Assizes on 4 March 1837 for the crime of Stealing shoes, and received a sentence of 7 years. She had no previous convictions. Her description was: Height in 5 feet 5 inches, Complexion: ruddy, freckled and a little pockpitted; Light brown hair and grey eyes; Marks and scars: 5 small moles on left cheek, E Wallis, J Harris, 2 March 1837 on upper right arm, man and woman, anchor, 11 Feb 1836 on upper left arm, ring on fore finger of left hand, scar inside middle finger of same, burnt mark on back of right hand, blue ring on fore and third fingers of same, long scar on back of upper right arm. In the 1837 Convict Muster, she was listed as Elizabeth Wallis, aged 20, arrived per ship Henry Wellesley 1837, residing at Parramatta, assigned to W Lawson. Elizabeth Wallis received her Certificate of Freedom in 1844: 44/0351, dated 7 March 1844