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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Eliza Withy was transported on the Asia 1, departing 9th Mar 1847 and arriving 21st Jul 1847 with 168 passengers.
Built by A Hall & Co at Aberdeen in 1818. A Brig of 536 tons. (Wikipedia) 1830 - Voyage. Asia from Ireland. Female Convict Ship; Stead; Master, Alexander Nesbit M.D. Surgeon Superintendent. Arrived in Sydney Cove 13 Jan 1830. Mustered - 186. Died on Voyage - 3. Disembarked - 1. Total Embarked - 200
Asia 1 (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 167 (85). Tasmanian Archives - convict records |
| 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
Eliza WITHY was convicted at Bath, Somerset, England on 29 Oct 1846 for stealing cotton. Previous conviction. 10yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship 'Asia' arriving 21 July 1847. Aged 25yrs; single woman; housemaid, can wash; Protestant; can read & write; 4'8"; fresh complexion; brown hair; Hazel eyes. Native place of birth: Bath, England. Brothers: William and George. 6mths Probation Period - stationed at the Anson Hulk. 10 July 1849: Application for permission to marry - to Thomas KILSBY (trans per Mt. Stewart Elphinstone). Approved, but does not appear to have proceeded. 29 July 1849: Delivered of a still born child. Cascades Female Factory, Hobart. 12 Aug 1850: Representing herself to be free. 4mths hard labour. Female Factory, Hobart. 28 April 1851: Being in a Public House. 3mths hard labour. Female Factory, Hobart. 25 Nov 1851: Ticket of Leave granted. 10 May 1854: Conditional Pardon approved.