Amelia Woolly

Summary

Born
Jan 1823
Conviction
Felony (unspecified)
Departure
Nov 1843
Arrival
Apr 1844
Death
Feb 1901
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Personal Information

Name: Amelia Woolly
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1823
Death: 6th Feb 1901
Age at death: 78
Occupation: Laundress
Aliases: Wolley

Crime

Convicted at: Bristol City Quarter Sessions
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 16th Nov 1843
Arrival: 2nd Apr 1844
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Amelia Woolly was transported on the Emma Eugenia, departing 16th Nov 1843 and arriving 2nd Apr 1844 with 172 passengers.

Built 1835 at Whitby, England. Wood barque of 383 Tons.

Emma EugeniaEmma Eugenia (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 475 (219)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

Claims

"Amelia Helen Woolley is my 2nd Great Grandmother"

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 24th April 2025

Tasmanian Records. Marriage Permission: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON52-1-2/CON52-1-2P106 William Taylor, free, and No 570, Amelia Wooley, per Em. Eugenia. Date of permission, 17 May 1847. Approved. Marriage Record: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-6/RGD37-1-6P1 Births https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26/RGD33-1-26-P361 Elizabeth Taylor, b. 24 March 1848, parents, William Taylor, labourer, and Amelia Taylor, formerly Woolley, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26/RGD33-1-26-P367 William Taylor, b 26 Dec 1849, Reg at Fingal. Parents William Taylor, a farmer at Avoca, and Amelia Taylor, formerly Wooley. Departures: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/POL220-1-2/POL220-1-2P036 Departure, on Brig “City of Sydney” for Portland Bay, 2 July 1852. Amelia Taylor, per Emma Eugenia, free by servitude, and 3 children, natives of Van Diemens Land.

Maureen Withey avatar
Level 346
on 24th April 2025

Bristol Quarter Sessions. … Amelia Wolley (aged 20) was found guilty of stealing a cloak, the properly of Catherine Curnow. Sentence deferred. ... Bristol Times and Mirror. 15 July 1843. Tasmanian Records. Convict Record- Emma Eugenia Indent Indent: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON15-1-2/CON15-1-2P300 and https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON15-1-2/CON15-1-2P301 Amelia Woolly, age 20, Laundress and House maid, Tried Bristol city Q.S. 12 July 1843, 7 years. Native place, Bristol, single, CE. Can read. F & M, Thos at NP. 2 B, John, Thos; 2 S, Eliza and Elizth at B? near N.P. 6 months on the Town. Offence: Stg a Cloak at Bristol, once for a shawl, 3 mos; once again for a shawl.