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Elizabeth Whelan

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Summary

Born
Jan 1829
Conviction
Sheep-stealing
Departure
Jun 1849
Arrival
Sep 1849
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Elizabeth Whelan
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1829
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Housemaid
Aliases: Elizabeth Clark [Married]

Crime

Crime: Sheep-stealing
Convicted at: County Clare
Sentence term: 10 years

Voyage

Departed: 26th Jun 1849
Ship: Australasia
Arrival: 29th Sep 1849
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Elizabeth Whelan was transported on the Australasia, departing 26th Jun 1849 and arriving 29th Sep 1849 with 203 passengers.

Built 1847 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 500 Tons. Passenger/transportee's are currently being listed (incomplete at this date)

AustralasiaAustralasia (generic)

References

Primary Sourcehttps://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1445205

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 6th April 2026

1851 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS. Permission date: 22 Jul 1851 Name: Whelan, Elizabeth. Ship/free: Australasia Marriage to: Clark, John. Ship/free: Free CON52/1/3 Page 082

C H avatar
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on 17th June 2025

Name: Whelan, Elizabeth Record Type: Convicts Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Clare Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 75083 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1445205 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1445205