Name: James Byrne
Date arrived: 1801
Ship:" Anne"
Crime: Rebel
Sentence: 7 Years
Where tried: Wicklow
When tried: 1800

Name: Catharine Malone
Date arrived: 1806
Ship: "Alexander" (TBC)
Crime:
Sentence:
Where tried:
When tried: April 1805

Name: John Worthington
Date arrived: 1806
Ship: "Fortune"
Crime: Larceny
Sentence: 7 Years
Where tried: Lancaster
When tried: 1805

Name: Sarah Franklin
Date arrived: 1812
Ship: "Minstrel"
Crime: Stealing a cow
Sentence: 7 Years
Where tried: Lancaster Assizes
When tried: 10 September 1810

Name: Michael Fitzpatrick
Date arrived: 1825
Ship: "Asia"
Crime: Sheep Stealing
Sentence: 7 Years
Where tried: County Carlow
When tried: 1824

Name: Henry Kelly
Date arrived: 1834
Ship: "Royal Admiral"
Crime: Stealing Money
Sentence: 14 Years
Where tried: Down
When tried: 1 April 1834

Name: John Hazelwood
Date arrived: 1837
Ship: "Prince George"
Crime: Stealing money
Sentence: 14 Years
Where tried: Aberdeen
When tried: 1836

Name: Edward Elliott
Date arrived: 1840
Ship: "Eden"
Crime: Housebreaking
Sentence: 10 Years
Where tried: Nottingham
When tried: December 1839

In May 1834, Edward Elliott was convicted "as a rogue and a vagabond" and committed to the "House of Correction, to hard labor for one calendar month" (Nottingham Journal 23 May 1834, Nottingham Review 23 May 1834). Nothing further was reported at the time to identify this Edward further, however subsequent legal documents confirm that this was our Edward. At this time in England, gaol time was mandatory for convicted beggars:

• First offence, the charge was idle and disorderly - 14 days
• Second offence, the charge was rogue and vagabond - 1 month
• Third offence, the charge was incorrigible rogue - 3 months

Edward Elliott's court report
(Nottingham Journal 23 May 1834)

In April 1837, Edward Elliott (aged 18, so born about 1818-1819) was tried and convicted at Nottingham Borough Quarter Sessions with William Thoresby of stealing a thermometer valued at 5 shillings, the goods of Henry Scorer. Each defendant pleaded not guilty, each was found guilty and sentenced to 12 months hard labour in the House of Correction. Again, subsequent legal documents confirm that this was our Edward.

Edward Elliott's court report
(Nottingham Review 23 April 1837)

On 16 Novmber 1839 Edward was charged with felony after he was found in the cellar of the house of John Hill at 12 o'clock on the previous Friday night (Nottingham Review 22 November 1839). When he came before the Nottingham Town Quarter Sessions on 27 December 1839, Edward was charged with having entered a dwelling house with intent to commit felony and with having burglariously broken out of such dwelling house. The court report appeard in the Nottingham Review on 3 January 1840, the article can be read here. Edward's age at the trial was given as 22 (so born about 1817-1818). The article states that "A previous conviction against the prisoner was proved by David Musson Jackson, the governor of the house of correction, at the sessions in April 1837, for stealing a thermometer, the property of Henry Scorer, and for which he suffered twelve months imprisonment." Edward was found guilty and sentenced to 10 years transportation.

After the trial, Edward would have been moved to the Nottingham Town Gaol. He was removed from the Gaol on 28 January 1840, and placed on board the Warrior convict hulk at Woolwich.

Edward Elliott moved to Convict Hulk
(Nottingham Journal 31 January 1840)

Transportation to the colonies

On 30 June 1840 the "Eden" arrived at Woolwich, to receive 80 prisoners from the Warrior convict ship. Amongst these was Edward Elliott. Prior to the "Eden" arriving at Woolwich, The Military Guard of H.M. 96th regiment had embatked at Deptford on 27 June 1840. After the prisoners were received at Woolwich, the ship sailed to Sheerness on 1 July 1840, where more prisoners from the convict hulks at Chatham were boarded. A total of 270 prisoners were on the "Eden". The "Eden" departed Sheerness on 10 July 1840.

"Eden" arrives at Woolwich
(London Evening Standard 30 June 1840)

The following details about Edward are taken from the UK Prison Hulk Register:

Age: 22
Marital Status: Single
Read or write: Neither
Trade: Frame Work Knitter
Gaoler's report: Twice convicted of Felony and once as a Rogue and Vagabond, imprisoned i year and 1 month. Character and ? is bad.

Prison Hulk Register extract

The following details are taken from Edward's indent papers:

Religion: Protestant
Trade or calling: Labourer
Height: 5ft 4 1/2 inches
Complexion: Sallow and much pockpitted
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Hazel grey
Particular marks or scars: Eyebrows partially meeting, blue (? word illegible - possibly scar) on outer corner of left, raised mole on right side of neck, E inside lower left arm.

1840 "Eden" Indent Papers extract

Arrival in New South Wales

The "Eden" arrived at Port Jackson on 18 November 1840 with 269 prisoners, as one had died on the passage out. Three convicts were sent to the Hospital on arrival and the other 266 disembarked on 26th November. All were reported to be in an a sound state of health, and upon disembarkation were transferred to the Hyde Park Barracks. The "Eden" was the last convict ship to bring convicts to New South Wales.

The first instance I have found of Edward in Australia is in Scone New South Wales. On 23 September 1841 he appeared before the Bench of Magistrates Scone and confined to Scone lockup, on a charge of losing sheep. He was sentenced to 25 lashes. I haven't been able to find anything about Edward between the time his ship arrived in 1840 and his appearance at the Scone Bench of Magistrates, so I haven't been able to determine if Edward was sent anywhere before going to Scone.

On 22nd September 1842, Edward was still living at Scone on bond, when he was one of 12 men "withdrawn from private service". All 12 were admitted to Maitland Gaol on 4th October, and returned to Hyde Park Barracks on 5th October 1842. Edward's occupation is listed as silk glove weaver. Further investigation is required to determine where Edward (and perhaps all of these men) were then sent. Is it possible this was when he was sent to Port Phillip?

Edward Elliott withdrawn from private service 1842

Sometime after this, Edward was sent to Port Phillip (Melbourne Victoria), and assigned to the Surveyor Robert Hoddle. In 1844 he was returned to Cockatoo Island (Sydney) as he (with another convict) was suspected of being involved in theft, as well as being insolent and insubordinate. He was ordered to be kept at Cockatoo Island for 12 months. In 1845 a report on his behaviour was provided to the Colonial Secretary, advising that his behaviour was satisfactory. He was released to Hyde Park Barracks on 1 October 1845.

On 30 April 1846, Edward was one of about 20 men admitted to Parramatta Gaol, they were all discharged on 1 May 1846 and dispersed to Penrith. Under "purpose", all had "Blackeath" written. All were convicts from Sydney. In 1846 there was a convict stockade at Blackheath. Further investigation is required to determine if Edward was moved to the Convict Stockade.

Edward was granted 2 Tickets of Leave in 1851, the first for the Goulburn district which was subsequently cancelled for being out of the district without permission, and the second for the Maitland district.