DAY, Ellen

Birth Notes:

On her death certificate, her father's name is given as John COCHRANE, a Dealer.

Marriage Notes:

Marriage Reference Volume 3B No 5047 1830 - Ellen married George MILES on 1st November 1830 in St. Peters, Camperdown, Sydney, Australia. (George MILES was born circa 1803 in Bath, Somerset, England, died on 9th April 1850 in Camperdown, Sydney, Australia and was buried on 12th April 1850.)

Death Notes:

Death reference No 4812 Newcastle, NSW 1863.
Ellen died at her home at Dawson Street, Newcastle, NSW. The cause of her death was Cancer of the Stomach. Her Doctor R R S BOWLER last saw her on 20th November 1862.
Ellen was buried on 6th January 1863 at the Roman Catholic Burial Ground, Newcastle. The service was conducted by R CUSSE.

General Notes:

Like a lot of the transported people and immigrants, the spelling of Ellen's surname is in doubt and her name may have been O'Day, or Dae.
Ellen was convicted of stealing money in 1825 at Kerry, Ireland and sentenced to 7 yrs. Her occupation is shown as a needlewoman - her height was 5ft 3in (1.575m), with a ruddy complexion, brown hair and brown eyes. She could read and write and was a Roman Catholic with no previous convictions.
Ellen was transported and left Cork on 19th January 1826 and arrived in Sydney with 100 female convicts aboard the 'Lady Rowena' of 320 tons on 15th May 1826 - the Master was B Rufsell.
Her assigned Master in Sydney was I. McArthur.
The 1828 Census shows her in the Female factory, Parramatta, as a 1st Class inmate, although on 7th March 1828 she was punished to twenty hours for being quarrelsome and using bad language.
Permission to marry was granted on 9th October 1830.
Colonial Secretary's correspondence for 1831 shows Ellen assigned to Sarah Redfern at her 1300 acre property 'Campbell Park', now Campbelltown. Sarah (nee WILLS) was the wife of William REDFERN a Doctor who was well respected in the Colony, particularly among the lower class.
She was granted a Ticket of Leave No 31/807.