Convicts assigned to John Eales
This is a list of 141 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 from Paterson Historical Society. Please do not upload or post this information without acknowledgment. If you have information you would like to share on any of these people please contact me.
| 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 |
| Hayes, Michael | burglary from person | 1849-50 | ||
| Harris, Thomas | 23 | butcher | stealing sheep | 1829-30 |
| 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 |