
Edward Riley (Reilly)
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Name Edward Riley (Reilly) Born Abt 1798 Dublin, Ireland
Gender Male Died Abt 1848 Buried 5 May 1848 Sydney, NSW, Australia
[1] Person ID I180 My Genealogy Last Modified 12 Aug 2019
Family Sophia Eyre, b. 1 Dec 1810, London, England
, d. 15 Aug 1872, Parramatta, NSW, Australia
(Age 61 years) Married 1 Jan 1838 Liverpool, NSW, Australia
[2] - Witness: W.T Scaife of Liverpool
Witness: Lucy Scaife of Liverpool
Children 1. Rosa Annie Riley, b. 28 Oct 1838, Camden, NSW, Australia
, d. 14 Oct 1928, Forbes, NSW, Australia
(Age 89 years)2. Henrietta Riley, b. 19 May 1841, Liverpool, NSW, Australia
, d. 2 Oct 1931, Cremorne, NSW, Australia
(Age 90 years)3. Edward Frank Riley, b. Abt 1843, Liverpool, NSW, Australia
, d. 26 Nov 1905, Parramatta, NSW, Australia
(Age ~ 62 years)Last Modified 20 Jan 2014 Family ID F24 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Witness: W.T Scaife of Liverpool
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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
- THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF IRELAND: Ireland Australia Transportation Database.
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Sources - [S30] Keith Eyre Jones, Keith Eyre Jones, (keithjones365@hotmail.com).
- [S175] Marriage Liverpool, NSW, Australia (Parish of Liverpool, in the County of Cumberland) 1 Jan 1838 Edward Riley (Reilly) & Sophia Eyre, (1850 Vol:22).
- [S176] Ireland-Australia Transportation Database, REILLY, Edward, 20 Jan 2014.
- [S30] Keith Eyre Jones, Keith Eyre Jones, (keithjones365@hotmail.com).
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