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Transportation
Dennis A'hearn was transported on the Mayda, departing 27th Aug 1845 and arriving 8th Jan 1846 with 199 passengers.
Built 1845 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 582 Tons.
Mayda (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 365 (184) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Convicted of the rape of Elizabeth Harriett Breckels. Married with three children. Wife Catherine. Sisters Elizabeth and Bridget, in County Cork.
DEATH: 11 January, 1859: Dennis Aherne [sic] #18275 per Mayda "died suddenly at Partridge Island of disease of the heart" (Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, 1800-1899; Register; Registers of convict deaths, 1845-1874). Note: Partridge Island lies in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel, between Bruny Island and the south-east coast of Tasmania.
Family: His wife Catharine, at Hackney, London, and two sisters Elizabeth and Bridget, County Cork (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON17-1-2$init=CON17-1-2P152). --0--
IN VDL: On arrival, he was listed as Dennis A Hearn, convict #1875, 48, shoemaker, married with three children (another part of the document lists two children), Roman Catholic, literate, native place County Kerry. He said he had been convicted of rape upon Ann Buttle, aged 40 -- "we had been drinking together and I having struck her she brought the charge against me" (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-79$init=CON33-1-79p5). --0--
TRIAL: 7 July, 1845: Case #1482, he was convicted at the Old Bailey and sentenced to transportation for life for rape (https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/). --0--