Convicts assigned to John Eales
This is a list of 142 convicts who were assigned to John Eales at some stage during their sentence or who worked for him while holding a ticket-of-leave. Work locations include Eales' home base at Berry Park and Duckenfield near Maitland and also his squatting runs on the Liverpool Plains and at Wide Bay.
Click on a name to access detailed information on that person. These documents are part of research undertaken by Brian Walsh for his book 'Toil and Trouble from Maitland to Moreton Bay - John Eales' Convicts' which is available as a free ebook.
| Name | age | trade or calling | crime | with Eales |
| A'court, Nathaniel | 19 | labourer | burglary | 1842-43 |
| Allen, Martha | 40 | all work, plain cook, laundry maid | stealing silver knife | 1836-42 |
| Appleby, Thomas | 20 | waterman | highway robbery | 1832-48 |
| Barry, William | 24 | labourer, soldier | desertion | 1840-41 |
| Barton, George | 28 | coachman, groom, ploughman | Highway robbery | 1828-34 |
| Bennett, John | 21 | carpenter's apprentice | stealing boots | 1829 |
| Bennett, Patrick | 30 | ploughs & shears | murder | 1837-38 |
| Berrill, Bernard | 20 | farm servant & maltster | stealing "oates" | 1828-33 |
| Broom, James | 18 | brewers clerk & labourer | house breaking | 1841-43 |
| Broom, Stephen | 21 | ladies shoe maker | receiving | 1841-42 |
| Bruce,Thomas | 27 | butcher | horse stealing | 1837-41 |
| Buchanan, James | perjury | 1849-50 | ||
| Burrell, Joseph | 29 | farm labourer | pig stealing | 1837-41 |
| Byrne, John | 18 | errand boy | house breaking | 1828-42 |
| Byrne, John | 15 | errand boy | stealing umbrella | 1828-30 |
| Carter, William | 32 | land steward | highway robbery | 1832 |
| Casey, Thomas | 24 | farm labourer | manslaughter | 1836-45 |
| Chandler, William | 24 | coalminer | house breaking | 1846-47 |
| Collins, Mary | 22 | kitchen and house maid | shoplifting | 1832-33 |
| Connolly, Susan | 18 | nurse and house maid | stealing money | 1840-41 |
| Connors, Thomas | 39 | reaps | administer unlawful oaths | 1843-44 |
| Coote, James | 24 | farmers man | highway robbery | 1837,41 |
| Corbett, Philip | 48 | boatman, seaman | manslaughter | 1839-40 |
| Corrigan, Paul | 21 | servant | felony of handkerchief | 1824-25 |
| Cotton, James | 18 | indoor servant | stealing handkerchief | 1842-43 |
| Crawford, James | stealing silk handerchiefs | 1849-50 | ||
| Crawley, Patrick | 20 | labourer | bag (pig?) stealing | 1826-27 |
| Crawley, Peter | 23 | footman, housekeeper, clerk | picking pockets | 1842-43 |
| Daws, Abraham | 22 | stocking maker | house breaking | 1833 |
| Dearn, George | 50 | ploughs,reaps, sows, milks | stealing shoes | 1832-39 |
| Dillon, John | stealing silk handerchief | 1849 | ||
| Dogherty, Dominick | 20 | laborer | rape | 1847-48 |
| Dorking, George | 24 | ploughman and ***maker | stealing money | 1841-44 |
| Drake, John | 18 | dyer & *** | house breaking | 1829-30 |
| Duffey, Hugh | 26 | laborer | horse stealing | 1841-42 |
| Eley, Thomas | 19 | painter's boy | house breaking | 1840-42 |
| Fahey, Michael | 23 | herdsman | horse stealing | 1826-32 |
| Flanagan, Peter | 26 | labourer & groom | forged notes | 1826-32 |
| Foord, Thomas | 33 | larceny | 1849-50 | |
| Forrester, James | 24 | butcher | stealing in dwelling house | 1837-38 |
| Foster, Frederick | 19 | metal caster | stealing boots | 1842-43 |
| Fowler, George | 16 | errand boy | stealing cloth | 1832-36 |
| Fox, Charles | 18 | tolerable boat builder | house breaking | 1841-42 |
| Gillies, Alexander | 18 | errand boy, carter | shop robbery | 1845-46 |
| Ginnan, Thomas | 27 | butcher | sheep stealing | 1829 |
| Glancy, Francis | 24 | waiter at public house | stealing money | 1832 |
| Gleeson, William | 30 | soldier | mutiny | 1845-46 |
| Gould, James | 30 | laborer, ploughs, reaps, sows | horse stealing | 1845 |
| Gray, Robert | 24 | butcher | house breaking | 1841-45 |
| Harris, Thomas | 23 | butcher | stealing sheep | 1829-30 |
| Hassall, Peter | 25 | weaver | house breakingp | 1842-43 |
| Hayes, Michael | burglary from person | 1849-50 | ||
| Higgins, John | 21 | weaver | stealing cloak | 1841-42 |
| Hinaley, Thomas | 20 | waggoner | house breaking | 1829 |
| Hinds, Jonathon | 18 | factory boy | shop robbery | 1843-46 |
| Holiham, John | 20 | stable boy | burglary | 1846-47 |
| Irwin, Mary | 26 | servant in public house | stealing butter | 1834 |
| Jacobs, Joseph | 19 | stable boy | highway robbery | 1846-47 |
| Jatson, George | 18 | butcher | stealing paints | 1829-30 |
| Jefferies, Joseph | 19 | dyers appr & machine mkrs appr | street robbery | 1829-35 |
| Jenkins, William | 20 | labourer | picking pockets | 1847-49 |
| Johnston, William | 18 | cast iron moulder | house breaking | 1829-35 |
| Jones, Charles | 20 | seaman | house breaking | 1829-30 |
| Jones, Daniel | 21 | silk weaver | stealing linen | 1832 |
| Keily or Kelly, Dennis | 21 | ploughman&shepherd | horse stealing | 1829-38 |
| Kelly, Brien | 26 | shepherd, ploughs, reaps, milks | arson | 1842-43 |
| Kent, James | 19 | farmers boy | burglary in dwelling house | 1828-37 |
| Keys, John | 24 | butcher and salter | burglary | 1845-48 |
| Kirby, Daniel | 40 | farm labourer | murder | 1829 |
| Kirkham, Edward | 17 | brass founder | stealing money | 1828-29 |
| Lawler, Patrick | 23 | indoor servant and groom | stealing coat | 1843-44 |
| Leedham, Joseph | assault and poaching | 1849-50 | ||
| Leopard, Charlotte | 30 | house maid | larceny from a person | 1828-29 |
| Linegar, William | 25 | steam engine labourer | cutting and maiming | bef 1848 |
| Looney, Jeremiah | felony | 1849-50 | ||
| Lynall, John | 18 | brassfounder's boy | stealing locks | 1840-41 |
| Mash, John | sheep stealing | 1849-50 | ||
| Mather, Thomas | 19 | framework knitter, stockman | house breaking | 1832-44 |
| Matthews, James | 18 | ploughs, shears, milks | stealing donkey | 1840 |
| McAnna,John | 44 | labourer and soldier | mutiny | 1836-40 |
| McCarthy, John | 37 | farmers man | stealing money | 1828 |
| McFarlane, John | 26 | carter | h robbery (h'way/house?) | 1827-34 |
| McGill, William | 18 | farmers lad | horse stealing | 1841-43 |
| McKenzie, William | 62 | nailer | cutting and maiming | 1840-42 |
| McLaren, William | 17 | cabinet maker's apprentice | shop stealing | 1843, 51 |
| McLaughlin,John | 21 | calico printer | base coin | 1836-37 |
| Mepsted, John | 22 | labourer | house breaking | 1829 |
| Mitchell, John | 20 | ploughs, milks, reaps | stealing knife | 1834-41 |
| Moran, Laurence | 27 | plough, shears, reaps | stealing arms | 1832-43 |
| Morgan, George | 22 | labourer | burglary | 1827-37 |
| Morgan, Thomas | 25 | baker's apprentice, marine | picking pockets | 1835-42 |
| Morrison, William | 25 | chimney sweep, shoemaker | house breaking | 1849 |
| Mullen, Patrick | 32 | farm servant | asault and robbery | 1840-41 |
| Munns, Edward | 30 | ploughs, reaps, milks | sheep stealing | 1832-42 |
| Murdin, Thomas | 26 | burglary | 1849 | |
| Murphy, John | 30 | laborer | highway robbery | 1842-43 |
| Nash, Richard | 22 | butcher | shop breaking | 1832-39 |
| Nixon Richard | 24 | linen weaver, butchers boy | house breaking | 1832, 41 |
| O'hara,James | 16 | shoemaker's boy | burglary | 1843-47 |
| Ostler, Thomas | 37 | ploughman, milks | stealing frock | 1829-47 |
| Patterson, Eliza | 20 | housemaid, all work | stealing a purse | 1832-33 |
| Patterson, William | 22 | shoemaker | stealing clothes | 1840-42 |
| Pearson, John | 33 | stableman, kitchen gardener | house breaking | 1837-39 |
| Power, James | stealing clothes | 1849-50 | ||
| Quigley, Hannah | 18 | nurse girl | robbing person | 1831-32 |
| Quirk, John | 55 | cooper | stealing iron | 1829-36 |
| Regan,John | 23 | labourer | sheep stealing | 1829-34 |
| Regan, John | 35 | farm labourer & boatman | pig stealing | 1829 |
| Roberts, Ann (Mary) | 18 | child's maid | picking pockets | 1841 |
| Rogers, James | 30 | cutler and soldier | house breaking | 1845-47 |
| Ryan, Patrick | 18 | carter | stealing saddle | 1829 |
| Shaw, James | 29 | boatman and roadmaker | burglary | 1823-29 |
| Shaw, William | 33 | laborer | forged bank notes | 1828 |
| Shearman,Thomas | 58 | engineer, metal line | stealing horse & chaise | 1832 |
| Shields, Matthew | receiving stolen goods | 1849-50 | ||
| Shorthouse, James | 32 | farmers labourer | burglary | 1836-37 |
| Smith, James | 24 | waterman | burglary | 1829-34 |
| Smith, James | stealing a coat | 1849-50 | ||
| Smith,Norman | 16 | farmer's boy | stealing beer&powder horn | 1843-44 |
| Smith, Samuel | 24 | labourer | stealing money | 1833-47 |
| Snelling, John | 23 | silk hatter | house breaking | 1829-39 |
| Spence, James | 32 | glassblower, soldier | desertion and assault | 1845-46 |
| Stafford, John | 24 | slater and plasterer | highway robbery | 1826-36 |
| Stent, George | 29 | laborer | house breaking | 1843-44 |
| Stewart, Quinton | 42 | weaver, game keeper | robbing shop | 1843-44 |
| Sullivan, John | 24 | hatter finisher | highway robbery | 1828-35 |
| Sweeney, Rose | 26 | diarywoman | stealing cow | 1829 |
| Taffe, John | 26 | boatman | house breaking | 1827-33 |
| Taylor, John | 27 | butcher and horse breaker | sheep stealing | 1843-49 |
| Taylor, Thomas | 50 | weaver | stealing wheat | 1837-41 |
| Thompson, William | 15 | errand boy | stealing pies | 1837-39 |
| Toffts, Henry | 19 | laborer and groom | picking pockets | 1843-48 |
| Tunstall,Samuel | 43 | Ironmonger and cutler | stealing fire-irons | 1842-44 |
| Walker, Edward | 21 | jeweller | picking pockets | 1828 |
| White, William | 24 | groom and butcher | stolen cattle | 1836-39 |
| Wilby, Charles | 20 | waterman | stealing 2 cheeses | 1828-33 |
| Wilson, John | 21 | painter | picking pockets | 1828-34 |
| Wool, James | 46 | labourer and baker | uttering forged notes | 1826-31 |
| Woods, William | 18 | fisherman's boy | stealing 2 pigs | 1828-30 |
| Wright, Peter | breaking into warehouse | 1849-51 | ||
| Wrightson, Charles | 50 | shepherd, ploughs, reaps, sows | sheep stealing | 1833-38 |
| Young, John | 21 | coal miner | shop lifting | 1846-47 |