Edward Riley (Reilly)

Edward Riley (Reilly)

Male Abt 1798 - Abt 1848  (~ 50 years)

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  • Name Edward Riley (Reilly) 
    Born Abt 1798  Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Abt 1848 
    Buried 5 May 1848  Sydney, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I180  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 12 Aug 2019 

    Family Sophia Eyre,   b. 1 Dec 1810, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1872, Parramatta, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 1 Jan 1838  Liverpool, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Witness: W.T Scaife of Liverpool
      Witness: Lucy Scaife of Liverpool
    Children 
     1. Rosa Annie Riley,   b. 28 Oct 1838, Camden, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1928, Forbes, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     2. Henrietta Riley,   b. 19 May 1841, Liverpool, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1931, Cremorne, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     3. Edward Frank Riley,   b. Abt 1843, Liverpool, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1905, Parramatta, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years)
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2014 
    Family ID F24  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF IRELAND: Ireland Australia Transportation Database.
      Last Name: REILLY
      First Name: EDWARD
      Full Name: Edward Reilly
      Sex: M
      Imprisonmant Place: Hulk, Kingtown, Dublin
      Crime desc: Cow Stealing
      Petitioner: Convict
      Document ref1: PPC 1827/3212
      Comment: Convict has a wife and four children. States he lives with his parents and family in James Parish, Dublin. Several character references from inhabitants of Dublin. Petition received 10 Oct 1827. [3]
    • ARCHIVES OFFICE OF N S W Principal Superintendent of Convicts:
      Bound Indents 1827-1828 Fiche 669 Page 61
      Ship: "Morley"
      Name: Edward Reilly 32/1238
      Age: 30
      Education: Read and Write
      Religion: Catholic
      Single or Married: Married
      Family: Four Children
      Native Place: Dublin
      Trade or Calling: Cowhand Labourer
      Offence: Cow Stealing
      Where Tried: Dublin
      When Tried: 23 April 1827
      Sentence: 7 years
      Former Convictions: None
      Height: 5ft 3 1/2ins
      Complection: Dark and Ruddy
      Hair: Brown
      Eyes: Hazel
      How Disposed of and Remarks: Charles Throsby, Glenfield. [1]
    • TICKET OF LEAVE: No 32/1238 31 December 1832. Allowed to remain in the Disrtict of Liverpool (signed 30 June 1832). [1]
    • MARRIAGE BANNS: St. Luke's Church of England, Liverpool, N S W. Information from St Luke's Banns Register 1829-1862 has 1st calling 10 Dec 1837, 2nd calling 17 Dec 1837 and 3rd calling 24 Dec 1837. The hand written Church Notes said Edward RILEY was a Convict who came on the ship "Morley". [1]
    • MARRIAGE: St. Luke's Church of England, Liverpool, N S W. Marriage Registered as Edward RILEY or REILLY because although his Church Marriage Certificate has him listed as Edward RILEY he signed his name as Edward REILLY.
      [1]
    • DEATH: Registered as Edward REILLY Age 50 Roman Catholic, St James, Sydney. Also Registered as Edward RIELLY Age 50 Roman Catholic, St James, Sydney.
      NSW BDM Ref: 1536/1848 V18481536 140 [1]
    • CERTIFICATE OF FREEDOM
      No: 34/1509
      Date: 30th October 1834
      Prisoner's No: 28/473
      Name: Edward Reilley
      Ship: Morley (4)
      Master: Williams
      Year: 1828
      Native Place: Kilmainham
      Trade or Calling: Labourer
      Offence: Stole a cow
      Place of Trial: Dublin County
      Date of Trial: 23 April 1827 per Muster Roll
      Sentence: 7 years
      Year of birth: 1798
      Height: 5 feet 3 1/2 inches
      Complexion: Dark ruddy
      Hair: Brown
      Eyes: Hazel
      General Remarks: IHS heart CR on upper, crucufix and other marks on lower right arm.
      Had a Ticket of Leave No 32/1238 dated 31 Dec 1832
    • From Kilmainham - area of Dublin

  • Sources 
    1. [S30] Keith Eyre Jones, Keith Eyre Jones, (keithjones365@hotmail.com).

    2. [S175] Marriage Liverpool, NSW, Australia (Parish of Liverpool, in the County of Cumberland) 1 Jan 1838 Edward Riley (Reilly) & Sophia Eyre, (1850 Vol:22).

    3. [S176] Ireland-Australia Transportation Database, REILLY, Edward, 20 Jan 2014.



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